April 21, 2008

CFLs — Don’t Throw Them Away!

Filed under: Green Products, Mercury — Laura B. @ 10:08 am

Via Librarians’ Internet Index.

“Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) is a great way to reduce electrical use … but throwing them away in your regular trash can lead to soil and water pollution because CFLs contain small amounts of mercury.” This site provides a directory of “free, local and convenient ways for California residents to recycle CFLs (and other household wastes such as batteries and electronic devices).” From the California Public Utilities Commission.
URL: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/CEC/electric/080210_cfls.htm

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