If compact fluorescent bulbs contain mercury and are hazardous to the environment, why use them?
While compact fluorescent bulbs do contain mercury and therefore require special care in their disposal, they can use up to 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs and last 10 times as long. The EPA Energy Star program estimates that if every home in America replaced just one incandescent bulb with an Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent, in one year it would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 800,000 cars. Click here for more information on compact fluorescent bulbs and the Energy Star program.
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- Compact fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a hazardous material, conventional incandescent bulbs do not. If more compact fluorescent lamps are used, does it not mean more mercury pollution in the EU?
- Compact fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a hazardous material, incandescent bulbs do not. If more compact fluorescent lamps are used, does it not mean more mercury pollution in the EU?
- If compact fluorescent bulbs contain mercury and are hazardous to the environment, why use them?
