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Article: Disposal issue dims luster of energy-efficient bulbs.(UP FRONT)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- June 16, 2008
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Seen those new spiral-tube energy-saving light bulbs lately? They're compact fluorescent lamps, and businesses are starting to use them because they can make a huge dent in electricity bills. But they can also carry a megawatt cost--a fine of up to $25,000 per day--if just one bulb is improperly tossed in the trash.
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Compact fluorescents use 75 percent less electricity than the regular bulbs, which is good for the environment. But they contain mercury, and that's bad for the environment. So the burned-out bulbs must be recycled, not just tossed away like old incandescent bulbs.
Companies increasingly may have to do what the Rand Corp. does. ...
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