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  1. 01-23-2013, 03:25 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrapette View Post
    people throw out those long fluorescent tubes that supposedly contain mercury right in the trash here - all the time.
    They are not ewaste
    Flourescent bulbs aren't Electrical-waste?

  2. 01-23-2013, 03:30 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    Flourescent bulbs aren't Electrical-waste?
    No. They're hazardous material.
    People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    No. They're hazardous material.
    well now there's another one. Does the "E" stand for "E"lectronic, or does the "E" stand for "E"nvironmental?
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