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  • Stop the CFL Madness!

    Boy, the hype is thick as a brick in here. I don't know who's really behind the insane rush to CFLs, but, as usual, I'm following the money. Thirty cents for an incandecent that breaks down in a landfill, vs. $5 for a CFL that needs a haz-mat crew to properly dispose of it. Swap out a few billion of them and do the math. The best rebuttal to the ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by elrod on February 18, 2008

  • Disposing of CFL'S

    It is so funny that I open my yahoo to this article today. I just wrote about how to properly dispose of these in my blog</a> a couple <br>of days ago. Another way to find out if there is a recycling center near you is to go to http://www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling . One thing you don't mention, which every website I looked at concerning ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by ldbeams on February 8, 2008

  • Disposing of CFL'S

    It is so funny that I open my yahoo to this article today. I just wrote about how to properly dispose of these in my <a href=''http://www.lauriannsnewlife.blogspot.com''>blog</a> a couple <br>of days ago. Another way to find out if there is a recycling center near you is to go to http://www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling . One thing you ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by ldbeams on February 8, 2008

  • CFL packaging brings more recycling woes

    I've been angry with the pushing of CFLs on consumers from the onset, finding out early on about the mercury and special disposal problem and feeling that LEDs are a much better answer.<>The thing that pushes me over the edge about CFLs is the packaging. Incandescent lightbulbs come in easily recyclable cardboard sleeves. CFLs ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by krisdemeanor on February 7, 2008