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Which are safer, the old or the new light bulbs? The NZ Government wants to ban the old ones, but it has just been reported that the new ECO bulbs contain mercury and should be handled carefully if broken - don’t vacuum up the pieces - use cellotape or a damp cloth to collect the pieces and put them in a box and dispose of them at a recycling centre.
I have been down to the supermarket and bought more of the old bulbs and disposed of the new ECO bulbs. Safety comes before electricity savings!
There is now a battle between environmentalists such as Al Gore, who support the new ECO bulbs, and those who don’t. There are now concerns over the potential mercury hazards that have split green activists on the switch to CFL’s.
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