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CFL Lightbulbs in Plain English

April 20, 2008 6 Comments

It’s about saving money (and the environment)



Think about the impact that one million light bulbs would have. When will builders start to put CFLs into their houses as a standard option?
Some of the Charlottesville-area Earth Week events can be found at cvillebetty’s blog.

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  1. Pavel says

    April 21, 2008 at 09:06

    Do you know if Charlottesville has a place where these light bulbs can be properly recycled? NPR did a story on the mercury in CFLs and it appears the issue can be pretty significant, especially as people dispose and not properly recycle CFLs.

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  2. Sean Tubbs says

    April 21, 2008 at 10:58

    There is a container at the McIntire Road recycling center, I believe. Mayor Norris wrote about it in October.

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  3. Joe Vita says

    April 21, 2008 at 15:25

    When one of these million CFL bulbs breaks in or around the home there may be serious health and environmental consquences. At the very least, they’ll be a pain in the neck to clean up properly.

    Read on: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7431198

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  4. Virgina Real Estate Watcher says

    April 21, 2008 at 15:51

    Aside from the dangers and difficulties associated with the CFL’s they aren’t even the most efficient. That designation falls to the LED’s. The bulb features a lifespan of 60,000 hours versus the CFL’s 10,000 hours and the incandescent bulb’s 1,500 hours. There are drawbacks. The up-front cost is larger and the LED won’t shine as bright. But, f you’re main goal is to save the earth through light-bulb energy savings, than the LED is your best option.

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  5. Dave Phillips says

    April 21, 2008 at 16:20

    I just converted my house to CFL bulbs last night. I’ve been meaning to do it for a while, but there was a good sale on them and I jumped on it.

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  6. Better World Betty says

    April 21, 2008 at 20:12

    Excellent posts here!

    I agree with real estate watcher that cfl’s are a step above old fashioned bulbs, but the best approach is LED.

    Paige at the Eco-Shop has some available for display if you are concerned about the quality of light they give off. Check out her blog on the topic (http://blueridgeecoshop.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html)
    Be aware they are going to be expensive, but they will last a large part of your lifetime.
    In the meantime for those of us who did switch to CFL’s -McIntire Recycling center is the proper way to dispose of them. Please don’t be overly concerned about the mercury, which is roughly the size of a pin-head (see epa.gov for a quick, factual explanation of what to do if one breaks in your home).
    Best,
    BWB

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