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These just go out with the other recycling, right?
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These just go out with the other recycling, right?
Those weird bulbs are called compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs. They are energy-efficient light bulbs that contain a small amount of mercury, which is toxic to humans and the environment. they should never be thrown away in the household trash.
Your local dump or transfer station will (usually) have an attendant who knows how they deal with them.
Is it worse for the environment than driving 80 minutes round trip to the dump to ask about it?
Genuine question.
You can usually call or check out a website rather than driving. Most people save them up, then take them all at once or take them when they are going there anyway with other stuff to dispose of.
Also be really careful if one breaks (get everyone out of the room and air it out first).
https://www.epa.gov/mercury/cleaning-broken-cfl