How to Recycle your Compact fluorescent light bulbs

Compact fluorescent light bulbs are great. According to GE they use 2/3 less energy than regular incandescent light bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. Replacing a 60 watt incandescent with a 13 watt CFL can save you at least $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb. In addition, last longer and use 70% less heat then standard bulbs so they are safer to operate. The down side is that CFLs contain a small amount of mercury- an average of 5 milligrams. That is why it is important to recycle your CFLs rather than throwing them in the garbage.The EPA has a basic website that can help you find a recycling center that will take your CFL bulbs EPA: CFL recycling centers. All Ikea stores will recycle your CFL as well.

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