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CFLs - and electronic waste
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Location: Blogs The Green Zone an environmental blog |
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| Posted by: Dave Rhea |
7/13/2007 12:11 PM |
Reminder: This Saturday you can get rid of your electronics safely for free - and while we're at it, here's some FDEP guidelines for disposal of CFL lighbulbs
REMINDER: Dispose of your old electronics RESPONSIBLY and FREE - 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 14th at Marion Oaks Community Center 294 Marion Oaks Lane in Ocala.
Directions: I-75 to exit 341, take CR-484 west (towards Dunnellon); Turn south on Marion Oaks Blvd.; At the four-way intersection, turn right onto Marion Oaks Lane; Community Center is on the left hand side less than a tenth of mile. Please follow the signs from there. Who can participate: Marion County residents (including Ocala residents). Sorry – no businesses. (Businesses should call Creative Recycling at (813) 621-2319 to arrange disposal.)
To Learn More: Call the Marion County Solid Waste Department at 671-8465. Brought to you by the Marion County Board of County Commissioners & BEST BUY
Items Accepted:
Televisions
Computers and Monitors
Digital Clocks
Cellular Phones & Chargers
Stereos
Keyboards
CD Players
Telephones & Answering Machines
Tape Recorders, Radios & Portable Walkman,
Remote Controls
Scanners
Fax Machines
Printers
FROM DEP: DEP ENCOURAGES USE AND RECYCLING OF COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS
CFLs reduce energy consumption and prevent greenhouse gas emissions
Encouraged by the growing popularity of compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is urging residents to continue replacing incandescent lights with this energy-efficient technology that now comes in a variety of sizes and lighting qualities. CFLs should be recycled with other household hazardous waste items.
"While energy-efficient lighting is beneficial for your home, it is important to know how to recycle the bulbs to ensure protection of the environment," said DEP Secretary Michael W. Sole. "Both the Department and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are working with groups nationwide to identify ways to make recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs much easier for consumers in the future."
CFLs are small fluorescent light bulbs that can be screwed into a regular light socket, use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, it would save enough energy to light more than three million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 800,000 cars.
Each CFL does contain a very small amount of mercury – usually around 5 milligrams, or about the amount that would cover the tip of a ball-point pen. In comparison, a mercury fever thermometer usually contains about 500 milligrams of mercury. DEP is encouraging residents to recycle CFLs. If a CFL or other fluorescent lamp should break in your home, DEP recommends the following guidelines for cleanup:
1. Ventilate the room - Open a window. Leave the room and restrict access for at least 30 minutes.
If available, point a floor or pedestal fan at the open window. Using a ceiling fan will not be as helpful at moving the air out of the window.
2. Pick up all materials you can - Wear disposable gloves. Carefully scoop up the fragments and powder with stiff paper or cardboard. Sticky tape (such as duct tape) can be used to pick up small pieces and powder. Wipe the area clean with a damp paper towel or disposable wet wipe.
3. Double bag and recycle - Place the broken CFL and cleanup materials in doubled plastic bags and seal the bags. Take the materials to a local household hazardous waste center or collection event, a fluorescent lamp recycling facility, or put into the household trash stored outside if no other recycling options are available.
4. Wash your hands
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