I know that here we have a hazardous waste facility that accepts fluorescent
lights.  I save them up in my garage until a Saturday that I feel like
waiting in the line to drop them off.  At least I don't have to park, the
line is to a drive up door and they take all the hazardous household stuff
at the same time.  I would feel safer having them break them and remove the
mercury than disposing of the bulbs in a landfill still containing the
mercury.

Alan Wyman
Manager of Computer Operations
U.S. Foodservice - Eagan
(651) 683-4253

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Emerson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] Way off topic, but...

...I know this list [and a couple of others] are goldmines of information of
various and sundry topics... ;)  What I want to know is this: what is the
proper/safe method of disposing of fluorescent lights? [4' tubes]  I seem to
recall someone telling me to actively break them in half before depositing
in a trash bin "for safety reasons", but I can't for the life of me remember
quite why "broken" fluorescent tubes would be safer than unbroken ones.

[of course, in today's day and age, I am depositing them in the
"recyclables" bin instead of the straight trash bin as these consist of
glass and a small amount of metal -- all recyclable materials as I recall --
if someone has a compelling reason NOT to use the recycle bin, I'm all ears]

Tom Emerson

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