BA> E>>> EV>It got me wondering if my friends words were
true about ALL CFLs
BA> E>>> being EV>made in China so I thought I'd ask here in
the Tech Echo
BA> E>>> for you all to EV>look at the packaging and see if
your brand of
BA> E>>> CFLs are also made in EV>China?

BA> JE>> All that I have here are made in China. Since they
contain mercury I
BA> JE>> wouldn't be surprised that it is true.

BA> TW> And Mercury is REQUIRED for a CFL to work.

BA>Are you sure of that?  I think it's phosphorus powder that makes the glow. 
BA>'course,
BA>phosphorus can kill you too, just not quite as quickly.  My boss is eventually
BA>going to
BA>get into trouble with the DEQ (state EPA) people because he puts dead
BA>fluorescent 
BA>tubes in the dumpster - which gets emptied into the landfill.

What provisions does your city provide for such disposal?
Jay
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