Light bulbs contain toxic heavy metals and other unpleasant substances. Therefore, they should be handled with care and treated as hazardous waste.
For simplicity’s sake, we’ll divide the bulbs into three groups:
Incandescent bulbs
LED bulbs
Everything else
Incandescent bulbs
Incandescent bulbs contain lead levels exceeding hazardous waste limits. If they’re thrown away in the regular garbage, this lead will sooner [...]
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