The hows and whys of going green - without going bankrupt!
Here’s the first thing to do if you break one of your CFL light bulbs: Don’t panic. While there is some mercury in CFLs, your health won’t be ruined just because you break one of them. Or three, for that matter. That being said, mercury is harmful enough to warrant some extra precautions if you’re [...]
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Mercury is bad for you. Very bad. And it’s equally bad for most animals and plants. CFL light bulbs contain mercury. That means no-one should buy or use them, right? Wrong. Read on to find out why. Don’t get me wrong – CFL light bulbs are still hazardous waste. I just think the whole mercury [...]
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Will you save energy and electricity by switching the lights off, even if you’ll have to switch them on again in a little while? I’ve recently written a couple of posts about lighting and energy efficiency – one about the most common types of light bulbs and one with more specific information about LED bulbs. [...]
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LED light bulbs are a relative newcomer to the lighting market. As such, they still have a few issues that hamper widespread use, especially on the home market: High quality, white LEDs are still expensive to produce The light given by home market bulbs is often tinted slightly blue Point 1 results in two things: [...]
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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 [...]
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There are several types of light bulbs available, with varying characteristics – especially when it comes to energy efficiency and how much electricity they use. Read on for a quick review of the most common light bulb types available for home use and find out which are best for conserving energy. Incandescent light bulbs – [...]
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