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In terms of the environment, there’s good news and bad news with regard
to the use of fluorescent lamps. The good news is that they consume only one quarter
the electricity consumed by incandescent lighting. The bad news is that the phosphor
powder inside fluorescent bulbs contains mercury, which is toxic, making a broken
bulb a potential hazard.
The good news: there is the Universal Waste Rule that was created to encourage
the recycling of consumer products with specific toxic or hazardous components,
such as fluorescent lamps. Look for any of a number of companies across the
country that dismantle used fluorescent lamps, remove the mercury-containing
phosphor powder and dispose of it according to the appropriate federal and state
regulations for later reuse.
Proceed through this section of the EVC to make sure you are in compliance
with the regulations that govern the use, storage and disposal of fluorescent
bulbs at your residential facility.
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