Consumer Reports, which actually provides some useful content when it isn’t busy asking for more government intervention in the economy, recently had this to say about the bulbs that our “green” overseers want to replace the faithful incandescent:
“Tossing CFLS in the trash isn’t a bright idea; the bulbs contain small amounts of mercury.”
Mercury, you say? I imagine that CR was among those calling for government to ban the sale of mercury-based thermometers–and the incandescent bulb. But let’s continue.
“Some areas require recycling, so check with your sanitation department and ask about collection programs. You can also drop off used CFLs for recyling at Home Depot, Ikdea, Lowe’s, and some Ace Hardware stores ….”
Great. So not only have members of the overclass decided what we can and can’t use to light our houses, they’ve done so in a way that requires us to be fastidious about our trash.
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