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POPSNanomaterial cleans up flourescent bulbs Household energy saving bulbs are a concern because of the mercury they contain, and the number that are starting to be used today, but another example was the long fluorescent bulbs, which may not burn out or break too often, but are often shipped in bulk to recyclers after a renovation, or demolition. The compact fluorescent bulb use less mercury than incandescent bulbs running on electricity from coal, which releases mercury when burned. The mercury from the CFL bulbs can be recovered.
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POPSHybrid Lighting Interesting. That would take care of my biggest complaint about CFLs. Sometimes a slow start up isn't so bad (like when you wake up in the morning), but it bites when you need light now and really defeats the purpose of emergency and security lighting.
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POPSWhy Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs? This is US information. But, it is applicable anywhere! An emerging barrier to use of CFLs is disposal. Proper disposal is important for sure. But disposal issues/confusion shouldn't deter us from charging ahead to replace incandescents! Even improper disposal is better than the alterative of using incandescent bulbs from the perspective of overall mercury pollution! Here's why! Coal power plants are the single largest source of mercury emissions into the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (when coal power is used) the mercury released from powering an incandescent bulb for five years exceeds the sum of the mercury released by powering a comparably luminous CFL for the same period and the mercury contained in the lamp.
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POPSCompact Flourescents - Save Money? Used in the correct manner, (i.e. left on for 15 minutes each time and not used in anything described below) the direct energy saving may be much less than claimed – more like 25-30 per cent than 75 per cent.
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POPSMercury in Energy-Saving Bulbs All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury that can pose a health risk if broken bulbs are improperly handled or waste bulbs are not correctly recycled
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POPSOk, so much for THAT idea Personally, I find the light from these bulbs muddy and unrevealing; with two migraine sufferers in the house, I won't be buying more. I'll be waiting for affordable LED solutions.
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POPSMilk jug lights at Anthropologie Not for sale, but a cool DIY idea, especially for a kitchen, is the in-store design in New York's Anthropologie store, found by Apartment Therapy (I love those guys!). A round cord with a basic plastic fitting mounts through the cap to a refrigerator light (the long, tube kind). Just screw the clean, empty milk jug back on, hang as a pendant, and you're done. I wonder if there's a CFL bulb that would fit the bill? Link
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POPSIkea offers free recycling of CFL bulbs By now most of us have heard about CFL bulbs and their energy savings. I saw them on sale for just 67 cents at Wal-Mart today. They last for years, and are a frugalite's dream come true. The problem comes when they finally do burn out. Most contain mercury, which we don't want in our landfills. Now Ikea offers free recycling of CFL bulbs in their stores. From their site: "Bring your used mercury containing lightbulbs to the IKEA store for free disposal. Since our CFL bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, they should not be simply tossed out. IKEA offers the perfect solution: a ‘Free Take Back’ program offering recycle bins in all IKEA stores. Or for lamp disposal information for your state, please go to www.lamprecycle.org to obtain more information." Link
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POPSDoug Flutie Dougflutie.info provides you information about the famous football player "Doug Flutie". The website features biography, pictures, statistics, news and more.
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POPS5 Things to Prevent Global Warming Obviously, the pop. of the Earth is increasing, which means an increase in waste and emissions. Drastic measures are needed to counier this and must be initiated immediately. Not only is our precious Earth at stake, but also our own personal health as well.
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POPSThe CFL's downside Wow, think I will be a lot more careful with my CFL bulbs in the future. Just wonder what to do when the time comes to replace them. I definitely won't be putting them in a location where they are likely to be broken. This really makes the movement to outlaw incandescent bulbs in some countries look even more insane.
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