Light Bulbs

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07-01-2017, 01:05 PM
hobo finds

Light Bulbs

So in the past I have just put the incandescent bulbs in a microwave or oven and have got shred price for them. Christmas bulbs cut off as well as they are no longer paying copper content for them. Now the incandescent bulbs can go in with the dirty aluminum. CFL and tubes I take to hazardous waste place. And the LED bulbs look like they are not a hazard so I will place them in the dirty alum as well. I do sell any incandescent bulbs that work at our yard sale for $2 a bag or so. I save the CFL and LED ones for use at my house. Funny when the person asks if the bulbs work... Normally these people have a rental houses and use the bulbs there.
07-06-2017, 11:31 AM
mike1

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Originally Posted by hobo finds

So in the past I have just put the incandescent bulbs in a microwave or oven and have got shred price for them. Christmas bulbs cut off as well as they are no longer paying copper content for them. Now the incandescent bulbs can go in with the dirty aluminum. CFL and tubes I take to hazardous waste place. And the LED bulbs look like they are not a hazard so I will place them in the dirty alum as well. I do sell any incandescent bulbs that work at our yard sale for $2 a bag or so. I save the CFL and LED ones for use at my house. Funny when the person asks if the bulbs work... Normally these people have a rental houses and use the bulbs there.

when i read this i thought you were actually putting them into the oven or microwave and turning them on lol and having them explode to get the metal out lol.
07-14-2017, 04:34 AM
Mike1286

When I was younger I had garbage picked a microwave and had some fun with it. Basically I put everything in it that you're not supposed to. Lol. Aluminum foil, cds, light bulbs, etc. I tried an egg as they're supposed to explode violently. Had it in there for about 10 minutes and nothing. I took it out but didn't want it sitting around next to me in case it decided to explode delayed. So i went to throw it in the park behind the house and as it left my hand, there must have been enough force to crack the shell and the thing disappeared about 10 feet in front of me. Egg mist. Barely even saw any shell after it went. It was crazy. But it can be fun playing with an old microwave.