Comments on: Compact Fluorescent Headaches

By: migraine headaches

migraine headaches — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:25:16 +0000

I have to wonder what the fallout from the common use of these bulbs is going to be a few years from now when the impact of them hitting the landfills becomes cumulative

By: Dennis

Dennis — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:49:29 +0000

Wow that’s some serious point you have there about the recycling of this bulbs, If you are looking to save on energy to help the planet but at the same time you are creating no recyclable garbage with dangerous substances like mercury, I guess there’s no point to use them.

By: Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:24:24 +0000

In Canada Rona has a drop of station in their stores. I wish more places would do something like that. Also they should have places to drop off batteries.

By: Headache Causes

Headache Causes — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:23:14 +0000

Different lighting can be a big factor in causing headaches as well as many other things. These compact fluorescent bulbs flicker constantly even if you don't notice it consciously. It seems like that could give you quite a headache, in fact, some of mine flicker noticeable and I can't stay in the room for more than 5 minutes or I have to shut them off because they do give me a headache! Headache Causess last blog post..Migraine Headache Causes

By: Will

Will — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:34:04 +0000

Jennifer this is one of the two biggest recycling problems. If it is not convenient, most people understandably will not do it. The other big problem is the economics of recycling, or lack there of.

You know Bob, wouldn’t a mall be big enough with enough CFL’s in use to have a central collection place and twice a year take them to the disposal site?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:47:34 +0000

Excellent post Will, being the super for a large mall the first thing I thought of with the CFL’s was their disposal, since everybody I know is changing to them the landfills will eventually be full of them, and that won’t be good.

By: Jennifer Robin

Jennifer Robin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:26:44 +0000

You make a good point. I have to wonder what the fallout from the common use of these bulbs is going to be a few years from now when the impact of them hitting the landfills becomes cumulative. I see a lot of them now for sale that are addressing the mercury issue, but that doesn’t do anything for the gazillions of them out there that are going to just get dumped in the trash instead of being taken to hazardous waste recycling centers. We have such a center here, but how do you encourage people to use it when they have to drive 35 miles to get there?

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