Jim Berlow, director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste Minimization and Management Division, says:
"probably the most important thing that people need to connect with compact fluorescents is that they save significant quantities of energy," adding "two thirds to three quarters of the energy associated with lighting [is] being reduced".
He also recommends:
"quickly ventilating the room," and "Getting all the people and pets out of the room for 15 minutes and let the room air out."
when a Compact Florescent Light (CFL) bulb breaks.
You may not know that mercury is essential to a fluorescent bulb's ability to emit light, around 5 milligrams of it to be exact, and mercury is highly toxic. When a bulb breaks, mercury escapes as vapor that can be inhaled and as a fine powder, settling into carpet and other textiles.
Disposal of burned out bulbs is tricky.
In many locales it is illegal to throw fluorescents out with regular garbage.
Among major retailers of fluorescents, IKEA offers to take back compact fluorescent bulbs in its stores free of charge.
Some Best Buy and Home Depot (left) stores also have recycle containers.
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I've been reading a lot of issues about CFLs and the danger it may bring. I don't know if I already need to change my bulbs at home. All of my bulbs are CFLs. My contractor who took his Contractor CE said that LED is much better to use.
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