Most energy efficient lightbulbs I found contain MERCURY! Aren%26#039;t these more harmful than your standard bulbs? The fine print on the package read that these bulbs need to be disposed thru hazardous waste facilities. Given the additional cost of buying, the trip to the facility, the expense of disposing them accordingly...are these bulbs really %26quot;green%26quot;. I finally found an energy efficient bulb that does not contain mercury. Is this environmental marketing going wrong?
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Over time the Mercury contained in them burns off and you needn%26#039;t per se worry about it, however more power to you for calling it to our attention. 0% 0 Votes

The amount of mercury used in these bulbs is far less than the mercury that is released into the atmosphere when coal is burned. So, when you save energy, you are not putting as much mercury, and other pollutants into the atmosphere.

The mercury that is in a CFL is not in the environment if it is in the bulb, and if you dispose of it properly, it will remain out of the environment.

A different type of technology, LED lighting, will provide us with even more energy efficient light, and these have no mercury in them. 0% 0 Votes