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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You maybe missed earlier part of the
thread. Home Depot DOES recycle CFLs. I’ve done that
already at the one in the Vinings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The recycling below was for the non-CFL
Fluorescents (tubes e.g.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>By the way my bathroom has a special kind
of Fluorescent about the length of the CFL but with a different base and using
a rectangle shape for the tube rather than a spiral. Home Depot
took that for recycling like the CFLs I had. They also sell that so
maybe didn’t want to argue as I was buying a replacement at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
ale-bounces@ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Kinney<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 28, 2011 1:51
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Atlanta
Linux Enthusiasts</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [ale] OT: Disposal of
standard fluorescent lamps?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is good to know! I'm
finding the "10 year life span" to be totally crap marketing and have
a small collection of CFL's and few 4' tubes that need a funeral.<br>
<br>
BTW: CFL's are in general not designed for "base up" operation unless
specified.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Geoffrey Myers <<a
href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Geoffrey Myers wrote:<br>
> Boris Borisov wrote:<br>
>> Southeast Recycling Technologies, Inc. Regional recycling services in<br>
>> Southeast for lamps and electronic scrap. <st1:City w:st="on">Johnson
City</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>; <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Memphis</st1:place></st1:City>,<br>
>> TN; <st1:City w:st="on">Nashville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>;
<st1:City w:st="on">Burlington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State>;
<st1:City w:st="on">Kennesaw</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">GA</st1:State>, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Christiansburg</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">VA</st1:State></st1:place><br>
><br>
> Thanks, I'll check them out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>They'll take them for .25 per bulb. Seems reasonable. If
you decide to<br>
take them up on this offer, you need to call as this location is a one<br>
man operation and you need to coordinate dropping them off with Richard.<br>
Also, the preference is exact cash, as he does not have a 'cash box'<br>
on hand.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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><br>
>> <a href="tel:800-592-3970">800-592-3970</a> <a
href="http://www.recyclebulbs.com" target="_blank">www.recyclebulbs.com</a><br>
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Until later, Geoffrey<br>
<br>
"I predict future happiness for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> if they can prevent<br>
the government from wasting the labors of the people under<br>
the pretense of taking care of them."<br>
- Thomas Jefferson<br>
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