Incandescent Bulbs Free to Good Home

[Robert E. Seastrom]

Joseph Bento <joseph at kirtland.com> writes:

> The new T8 fluorescent tubes are great for the shop.  In fact my
> workplace has converted to all T8's in the overhead fixtures,
> replacing all the T12's.
>
> I still wonder if the energy savings will outweigh the mercury
> contamination.  Where I live, residences (not businesses) can
> dispose of CFL's with household trash.  Mercury contamination is
> already an issue in Utah, since a good majority of our power comes
> from coal fired plants.  Use less electricity, less mercury
> contamination from the coal.  What of the mercury in the countless
> thousands of bulbs that end up in landfills, however?

It compares quite favorably, actualy.

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/mercury/cflfactsheet.pdf

-r