Don’t fluorescent lights contain Mercury?
Some bulbs each contain about 2 mg of mercury. The reduction in mercury emitted by coal fired power plants (about 4 or more times as much, depending on the type of coal) will more than compensate for any mercury released into the atmosphere if the bulb breaks on disposal. While you are not legally obligated to recycle CFLs, it is clearly better for the environment if you do. Lamprecycle.org has information on how and where to recycle used CFLs. Clearly LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes) are the way to go as they last forever, are low in energy demand and can be made with lower environmental impact (See www.theledlight.
