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Old 04-20-2012, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by KathieI View Post
I started doing just that about a year ago... I refuse to buy the new bulbs. I hope this all goes the way of the metric system that was planned for us in the 70's,,, this is all just BS. I have a garage full of the old reliables... LOL..

From what I understand, the new bulbs have lead in them and cannot just be put into our normal trash pick up. Does anyone have any information on this. I have also found that they do not give out as much brightness as our current bulbs and I don't know about you, but as I get older, I need more brightness.
It looks like the new bulbs have mercury in them which is quite toxic. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp

I found this about recycling some of these new light bulbs. http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partner...et_Mercury.pdf

Also this-- http://epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html