Heres a little food for thought
What to salvage from energy saver light bulb
I know I read on here a while ago some of you smash some light bulbs up and just take the AL.
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Heres a little food for thought
What to salvage from energy saver light bulb
I know I read on here a while ago some of you smash some light bulbs up and just take the AL.
Cool had no idea there was anything in there! I haven't had one die on me yet but now I want one to!
It's also pretty funny the author of that webpage took the time to tell everyone to wear safety gear but then didn't do it in the pics! LOL
The Idea is something I have never thought of before.
But, imo, its too much work for the $0.03 in scrap.
I take them down to the Federal building here in town and "accidentally" drop them. I figure they have the money to hire the hazmat team to clean up the toxic residue.
Hmmm I can tell you one person that will not be doing this.
Okay here a comparison.
What's more valuable to you
The increased possibility of you developing cancer or $0.50 to $1.00 of scrap?
Its a no brainer lol..
You're more likely to win the lottery then get cancer from lightbulbs. Just need to take the proper safety precations as with anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kochy
If you are talking about the new bulbs, they have mercury and need to be recycled properly. Mercury is NOT something to mess with.
So, NO, I will not be smashing them for the half a cent of aluminum in them.
I don't scrap CFL's because they do contain mercury. Any amount of mercury is bad for you period. A CFL bulb contains 3 to 5 milligrams of mercury. A study by Jackson State University on the safety of CFL's indicated that a broken CFL left unattended for a 24 hour period in a home. Would release about .04 to .07 milligrams of mercury into a home.
Consumer reports in January 2011 reported that 42 cans of tuna, that they inspected all contained some mercury in them. The cans (some were actually pouches), were all from the shelves of markets in the New York city area. The amount of mercury was found to vary from .018 to .774 parts per million. So we all ready are getting enough mercury, do we really need more from scrap? A light bulb? Really?
I drop them off at the monthly household hazardous waste collection site for free