Which would pollute more Hg? a) Not recycling a fluorescent light bulb
or
b) Burning the bituminous coal needed to power one incandescent light bulb

I%26#039;m curious about this one. Please post sources if you have them.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl...

Note also that disposing of the bulb in a modern landfill (with a liner and ground water control) is far less of a risk than a power plant blowing the stuff in the air.

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thanks. very good answer.

Other Answers (2)

• b) all the way. Though, I%26#039;ve had very few CFLs go out, and I%26#039;ve been using them a good long while.
• Mobile phones, rechargeable batteries are also a huge toxic threat, the EU has got it all topsy turvy over mercury..............banning traditional thermometers and encouraging the switch to low energy lighting means much much more mercury will now end up in landfill unfortunately...........never believe the hype........do your own research is my policy....same goes for fortnightly rubbish collections....what a stupid idea that was..........watch this space or it will be full of fly tipped trash in no time.