BA> 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
BA> JE>>>> I wouldn't be surprised that it is true.

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

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

BA> JE> What provisions does your city provide for such disposal?

BA>I've no idea what provisions Red Oak has for such, I don't live in (or near) a
BA>city.
BA>The county landfill here has a list of things that are taboo (computer
BA>monitors, among
BA>other things).  There's a recycling outfit up in Council Bluffs (50+ miles)
BA>that will take
BA>such things - for a pretty stiff fee.  Other than maintaining a list of what
BA>they don't
BA>want in the landfills I don't know what provisions are made for disposal of the
BA>things
BA>that are on the list.

BA>When the pickup/disposal fees get up there a lot of illegal dumping occurs in
BA>rural
BA>areas.  Illegal both in the sense of what's being dumped and trespassing on
BA>other
BA>people's property.

Tis a normal situation - many people ignore the rules/laws.
Especially when it is rather difficult to comply.
Jay
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