dave wrote:
Do LL lamps (as sold in many diy stores) contain Hg vapour? If so, how should
they be properly disposed of?
Same question of fluorescent lamps - or is there some other element/risk with
them?

Fluorescent lamps contain mercury - as such they are classed as
'Hazardous waste' under European regulations.

You are best off asking your local council for the options available in
your area. In most cases, these lamps should be accepted at the local
tip - although they will probably have to go in a special skip.

In article ,
dave writes:
Do LL lamps (as sold in many diy stores) contain Hg vapour? If so, how should
they be properly disposed of?

If you mean compact fluorescents, then yes.

Same question of fluorescent lamps - or is there some other element/risk with
them?

Yes.

If you are a business unit chucking out sizable quantities,
there are various hazardous waste schemes. For a home, the
quantites of mercury are too small for anyone to worry about
it yet. There's more mercury in the fillings in your teeth
(3g on average goes up the crematorium chimney per person)
than the amount you will chuck out in fluorescent lamps.

--
Andrew Gabriel

On 03 Oct 2005 00:15:41 GMT, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:

| In article ,
| dave writes:
| Do LL lamps (as sold in many diy stores) contain Hg vapour? If so, how should
| they be properly disposed of?
|
| If you mean compact fluorescents, then yes.
|
| Same question of fluorescent lamps - or is there some other element/risk with
| them?
|
| Yes.
|
| If you are a business unit chucking out sizable quantities,
| there are various hazardous waste schemes. For a home, the
| quantites of mercury are too small for anyone to worry about
| it yet. There's more mercury in the fillings in your teeth
| (3g on average goes up the crematorium chimney per person)
| than the amount you will chuck out in fluorescent lamps.

And *considerably* less than the mercury clinical thermometer in my First
Aid cupboard. This Health and Safety obsession is IMO going mad :-(
--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk
The London suicide bombers killed innocent commuters.
Animal rights terrorists and activists kill innocent patients.

In message , Mark
writes
dave wrote:
Do LL lamps (as sold in many diy stores) contain Hg vapour? If so, how should
they be properly disposed of?
Same question of fluorescent lamps - or is there some other element/risk with
them?

Fluorescent lamps contain mercury - as such they are classed as
'Hazardous waste' under European regulations.

You are best off asking your local council for the options available in
your area. In most cases, these lamps should be accepted at the local
tip - although they will probably have to go in a special skip.

I never seen a special skip for these. Or seen special instructions
anywhere.
--
Chris French

On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:58:46 +0000 (UTC), Mark wrote:

Fluorescent lamps contain mercury - as such they are classed as
'Hazardous waste' under European regulations.

Almost anything is classed as "Hazardous Waste" these days.

You are best off asking your local council for the options available
in your area.

If you can find the right person, in the right department, who knows
what the sub-sub-contractors actualy do.

In most cases, these lamps should be accepted at the local
tip...

If you have a local "amenity center". Our nearest is 30+ miles away,
then the council restrict what they will take (they used to take
*anything* on the normal round), then they charge for the bulky items
service. Though if you are in the big city and only a few miles from
the tip the bulky items service is free. Grrrr....

- although they will probably have to go in a special skip.

Went to the "amenity center" near Birmingham Airport the other week
with loads of ancient garden chemicals, after a shed/garage clear out,
expecting to find a special place for them. Nope, spoke to the
operatives, oh put them over there by the "old paint" skip and we'll
deal with 'em. I wonder what did happen to them? Probably ended up in
the "general waste" skip...

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail