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And what would you do with 6 CFLs times the printers in your office? When they burn out, you have to call in Haz-Mat. GAH!

1,184 posted on 08/14/2007 4:38:28 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I had a lazy eye when I was a kid and it gradually spread to my whole body. ~~ Tom Cotter)

And what would you do with 6 CFLs times the printers in your office? When they burn out, you have to call in Haz-Mat. GAH!

I'd use them, of course. Or stockpile them, as we already have spares on the lamp shelf.

HazMat? Not enough mercury in them for that -- and it isn't released when the bulb quits working, only when it's broken.

I seem to recall something from county recycling about CFLs -- while they'd prefer you turn in dead ones at the recycling centers, it's okay to put them in the trash. (Good thing -- nearest recycling center I know of is 15-20 miles away -- and INTO the city to boot.)

1,191 posted on 08/14/2007 4:49:03 PM PDT by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)

When they burn out, you have to call in Haz-Mat.

Well... no. We have them in our house. We have even broken a couple. You sweep it up and put it in a plastic bag and then out to the trash. Probably not a good idea to stick you nose next to the broken bulb and huff the contents but aside from that it is safe.

Even Sweetie who was a NBC officer and so is a major paranoid when it comes to such stuff is not alarmed by it.

1,196 posted on 08/14/2007 4:53:03 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes into it.)