You go, IKEA!
Everybody likes CFLs these days, but nobody likes the thought of where all that mercury in the CFLS might end up if the bulbs aren't recycled properly. We can all rest a little easier now because, according to Gizmodo, IKEA will now offer free CFL recycling.
Our county allows them to be recycled at our "hazardous" waste facility. I am not sure if it is actually "recycling" or simply safe disposal.
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Ikea Seattle has been doing this for a while, maybe a year.
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A lot of our electricity comes from coal. Burning coal emits mercury into the air. The amount of mercury in the CFL bulb is a lot less than the mercury emitted by the unused electricity. Please do recycle CFLs; but even if they are not recycled, there is a net savings in mercury emissions.
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Speaking of CFL's, I think we still have a lot to learn about them.
I think there needs to be more information about energy efficiency regarding the type of ballast a CFL uses. Compared to an incandescent bulb there might be a "give and take" when it comes to determining which is more energy efficient.
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