How do you get rid of CFL light bulbs?
03-09-2011, 07:35 AM
#31
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Have you all noticed that the light is not as bright with the new bulbs as with the old. You have to buy one of the biggest wattages you can get to see good. Also the daylight ones are the brightest. Maybe the government should take care of important matters first, the reform all of us.
03-09-2011, 08:19 AM
#32
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Go to Wal Mart and buy up on the old light bulbs. We recently read that if they are left on for long periods they can catch on fire. Also if you drop one on carpet...you need to remove that section and replace it. Can't vacuum the stuff up either. This is gov. at it's best OOOOO I meant looking out for our best.LOL
03-09-2011, 08:21 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by redkimba
If you have a Home Depot, they take them for recycling.
tips from US EPA board: http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html
Ace Hardware, Home Depot, IKEA, Lowe's, Orchard Supply and other retailers offer in-store recycling.
Some bulb manufacturers and other organizations sell pre-labeled recycling kits that allow you to mail used bulbs to recycling centers. The cost of each kit includes shipping charges to the recycling center.
tips from US EPA board: http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflrecycling.html
Ace Hardware, Home Depot, IKEA, Lowe's, Orchard Supply and other retailers offer in-store recycling.
Some bulb manufacturers and other organizations sell pre-labeled recycling kits that allow you to mail used bulbs to recycling centers. The cost of each kit includes shipping charges to the recycling center.
03-09-2011, 09:35 AM
#37
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Now they're coming out with LED lights. They look more like the old incandescent lights, but have several little lights in the globe part. They are a lot safer but a lot more expensive, too - Like $30 a bulb! YIKES!!! It will be "awhile" before we buy any of those, even if they are supposed to last like 20 yrs. I will say that our electric bill did go down a whole lot when we switched to CFLs, though. A LOT!
03-09-2011, 09:38 AM
#38
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i'm trying to talk my dh into stocking up now on regular blubs, the curly ones are highly toxic
did you know that they are made in china, and our AMERICAN blub companys will be going out of business ( according to the article i read about this). they are dimmer, and now we DON'T have a CHOICE.
did you know that they are made in china, and our AMERICAN blub companys will be going out of business ( according to the article i read about this). they are dimmer, and now we DON'T have a CHOICE.
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