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Originally Posted by mln385
I always find it odd how these lamps are considered environmentaly friendly over the incandescents.
All these CFL'S are supposed to be properly disposed of just like Battery's.
These lamps have mercury in them and you can not just discard them in the trash like an incandescent. Or at least you are not supposed to.
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I found that Home Depot stores accept CFLs for recycling. They have a special drop off for them near the "return" section of the store.
I have yet to figure out the proper way of recycling a normal Florescent bulb though as I have a couple of them that burned out recently. I figure they would be just as bad to trash as a CFL.
They do last a long time for me with the exception of cold temperature. They died quickly in my garage, but are OK in my basement. I switched back to regular bulbs for my garage. I do have a bunch of upside down CFLs in light fixtures. I don't use CFLs in anything with a dimmer switch.
Hmm, I do have 4 upside down recessed lights that were at least 100W in my 2 story family room that have all burned out. I guess I bought the wrong type. However my wife is happy with them out as she thought the room was too bright with them.