Mail 'em to your Congresscritter.
What to do with CFLs?
Jul 16, 2011
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The procedure for dealing with broken CFLs is simple: probably the same for the fluorescent tubes we've been using for decades. Perce
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But after Senator Daschel's brush with Anthrax, I think it's probably against some federal law to be mailing hazardous stuff to a federal official.Information here may be outdated?
The procedure for dealing with broken CFLs is simple:
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and probably the same for the fluorescent tubes we've been using for decades.
Perce
I just immerse my old cfl's in the used motor oil I throw in the trash. That was the mercury can't escape. Occasionally, I'll seal them in old paint, also trashed.
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