[ale] OT: Disposal of standard fluorescent lamps?

Ron Frazier atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com
Tue Mar 29 12:08:26 EDT 2011


That's pretty funny. Seriously, don't vacuum this stuff, and try not to 
get it on your clothes. It really would be a good idea to look up the 
procedures if one breaks.

Ron

On 03/29/2011 07:44 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 3/28/2011 10:00 PM, Ron Frazier wrote:
>    
>> FYI, if you break one of these things, and follow the recommended
>> cleanup, it's pretty ugly, to the point of throwing away clothing which
>> gets the phosphor on it. Google for CFL cleanup or something and look
>> for reputable sites. I had a link somewhere once, but don't know where
>> it is now.
>>
>>      
> Glenn Beck did a cute segment where he shows the steps necessary to
> clean up a CFL breakage:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mb_Z34bO4
>
>
>    

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