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In terms of the environment, there’s good news and bad news with regard
to the use of fluorescent lamps. The good news is that they consume
only one quarter the electricity consumed by incandescent lighting.
The bad news is that the phosphor powder inside fluorescent bulbs
contains mercury, which is toxic, making a broken bulb a potential
hazard.
The good news: the European Landfill Directive was created to encourage
the recycling of consumer products with specific toxic or hazardous
components, such as fluorescent lamps. Look for any number of companies
across the country that dismantle used fluorescent lamps, remove
the mercury-containing phosphor powder and dispose of it according
to the appropriate government regulations.
Proceed through this section of the EVC to make sure you are in compliance
with the regulations that govern the use, storage and disposal of fluorescent
bulbs at your residential facility.
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