This is all very strange. To be such a health hazard, you’d think the warnings would be prominently placed on the product itself.
In a room where the lights are on 12 or more hours most days, the regular bulbs would blow about every six weeks. So, I decided to try to fluorescents just to cut down on the frequent changing. It’s a three bulb, overhead fixture. Since November, I’ve used three 13 watt, or 60 watt equivalent fluorescents. They’re still going after more than seven months. The light’s not quite as good, but I do like not having to change them so often. If I had a different shaped fixture, I could use the 100 watt equivalents, but they’re too large to fit in this particular fixture.
But, there is not one word of instructions to handle all these hazards on the packaging, and I have bulbs from two different manufacturers. All there is a little box that says:
LAMP CONTAINS MERCURY
Manage in Accordance with Disposal Laws
See: www.lamprecycle.org or call 1-800-435-4448
So, I’m sure every buyer of these bulbs is going to that website and reading it thoroughly:
Whatever the real hazards and whatever the best disposal methods, I doubt 1% of users are following the guidelines, if they happen to seek them out.
[The light’s not quite as good,]
Try the bulbs marked Daylight, they are very bright. I use the 60 Watt and uses only 13 watt of energy.