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Does anyone know if we have any regulations or proper procedures for disposal of these bulbs in this country?

all the best,

drew
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This kind of junk science never ceases to amuse me.I just watched the clip of a young mother that called her State poison control unit because she was so panic she broke a CFL..

The amount of mercury in one of these bulbs is miniscule,far less than what escaped under desks and counters when our science teachers used to pour it on a countertop "a very common demonstration for many decades" and demonstrate how it would seperate and re-attach itself into the original size.

Mercury is poisonous in large amounts if ingested,small amount are relatively harmless,but should be avoided as it accumulates in the human body over time. Furthermore like asbestos and lead it is a naturally occuring element or mineral from our environment that came from the Earth and will return there.

All three things should be avoided,but casual exposure is not going to harm you.

i'd be more concerned about the level of mercury in the fish you eat :)

i'd be more concerned about the level of mercury in the fish you eat :)

Tru.

This is an instance of US treehuggers going too far to panic the public! They have already contributed to the demise of their own economy,now they want to influence the rest of the world.

After wondering if all flourescent lights are made the same I researched the subject. They are.........The long tubes that are used in every store,many homes and municipal building in the world are basicly the same thing! In fact they have been around for nearly 100 years. Wat to H*ll are these ninnies trying to do here?

As afore stated............ JUNK SCIENCE!:hammer::hammer::hammer:

This kind of junk science never ceases to amuse me.I just watched the clip of a young mother that called her State poison control unit because she was so panic she broke a CFL..
The amount of mercury in one of these bulbs is miniscule,far less than what escaped under desks and counters when our science teachers used to pour it on a countertop "a very common demonstration for many decades" and demonstrate how it would seperate and re-attach itself into the original size.
Mercury is poisonous in large amounts if ingested,small amount are relatively harmless,but should be avoided as it accumulates in the human body over time. Furthermore like asbestos and lead it is a naturally occuring element or mineral from our environment that came from the Earth and will return there.
All three things should be avoided,but casual exposure is not going to harm you.
Mercury is cumulative in the body (so is cadmium). Another words the mercery you took in as a child will be with you when you grow old and die. Remember the demonstration you mentioned and how it re attaches well that happens in the body as well when it bumps into another picce. I heard all canned tuna in Canada is labeled with mercury levels.

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/01.30/01-mercury.html

This kind of junk science never ceases to amuse me.I just watched the clip of a young mother that called her State poison control unit because she was so panic she broke a CFL..
The amount of mercury in one of these bulbs is miniscule,far less than what escaped under desks and counters when our science teachers used to pour it on a countertop "a very common demonstration for many decades" and demonstrate how it would seperate and re-attach itself into the original size.
Mercury is poisonous in large amounts if ingested,small amount are relatively harmless,but should be avoided as it accumulates in the human body over time. Furthermore like asbestos and lead it is a naturally occuring element or mineral from our environment that came from the Earth and will return there.
All three things should be avoided,but casual exposure is not going to harm you.

So, you don't know the answer to the question? Do we have procedures for proper disposal?

I imagine a lot of people may be switching to these for their homes. Generally, in days gone by you would not find a lot of fluorescents in homes. The kitchen, laundry, outside. But not in every room. They were more an office / business thing.

So, if we start using them more, and there are more of us using them these days, just putting them in the garbage and having them end up at the dump may be doing more damage these days than it used to. Right?

Can we do better than that at a sane cost?

all the best,

drew

So, you don't know the answer to the question? Do we have procedures for proper disposal?
I imagine a lot of people may be switching to these for their homes. Generally, in days gone by you would not find a lot of fluorescents in homes. The kitchen, laundry, outside. But not in every room. They were more an office / business thing.
So, if we start using them more, and there are more of us using them these days, just putting them in the garbage and having them end up at the dump may be doing more damage these days than it used to. Right?
Can we do better than that at a sane cost?
all the best,
drew
I have been using them for a long time, the compact ones. As far as I know they just go in the dump with everything else. Perhaps not the best thing but that happens with everything here.

So, you don't know the answer to the question? Do we have procedures for proper disposal?
I imagine a lot of people may be switching to these for their homes. Generally, in days gone by you would not find a lot of fluorescents in homes. The kitchen, laundry, outside. But not in every room. They were more an office / business thing.
So, if we start using them more, and there are more of us using them these days, just putting them in the garbage and having them end up at the dump may be doing more damage these days than it used to. Right?
Can we do better than that at a sane cost?
all the best,
drew

we switched everything over to the new bulbs because they last so much longer and use so much less energy ... and we just make a point of carting the used ones back to states in our luggage when go back from time to time, and finding a recycling bin there. but we did that for years with the fluorescents, too. the landfills on eleuthera are precarious enough as it is without possibly adding to the issue.

i do wish that the bahamas would figure out some sort of recycling program that was cost-effective ... even cuba recycles its trash.

This is an instance of US treehuggers going too far to panic the public! They have already contributed to the demise of their own economy,now they want to influence the rest of the world.
After wondering if all flourescent lights are made the same I researched the subject. They are.........The long tubes that are used in every store,many homes and municipal building in the world are basicly the same thing! In fact they have been around for nearly 100 years. Wat to H*ll are these ninnies trying to do here?
As afore stated............ JUNK SCIENCE!:hammer::hammer::hammer:

i don't think that it's junk science, if it wakes consumers up to the fact that it isn't healthy to throw used batteries, lightbulbs, electronics into unprocessed trash.

On the back of all florescent and halogen bulb packages is a warning to dispose of properly because of the mercury content.....they should be placed in the same recycle container as batteries

....but we have no recycling facility in the Bahamas.....

we switched everything over to the new bulbs because they last so much longer and use so much less energy ... and we just make a point of carting the used ones back to states in our luggage when go back from time to time, and finding a recycling bin there. but we did that for years with the fluorescents, too. the landfills on eleuthera are precarious enough as it is without possibly adding to the issue.
i do wish that the bahamas would figure out some sort of recycling program that was cost-effective ... even cuba recycles its trash.


Do you take them via air or sea? I assume you are not a space tourist... ~;-)

all the best,

drew

Do you take them via air or sea? I assume you are not a space tourist... ~;-)
all the best,
drew

hey, we're not picky ... friend flying over, boats going back :footmouth. now we're having to cart the computer hardware back, too.

hmmm, ABOUT that space tourism option!

hey, we're not picky ... friend flying over, boats going back :footmouth. now we're having to cart the computer hardware back, too.
hmmm, ABOUT that space tourism option!

Allot of people have been doing that for years now!
:cutie:

Allot of people have been doing that for years now!
:cutie:

and here i thought the euphemism was "artificial reef" :realmad: