Bwahahaaa! The Eco Re-usable Grocery Bags contaminated with lead???????

[boedicca]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.html


And hope you enjoy making that special trip to the recycling center if you aren't allowed to put the broken bulb in the trash.

 

[Ravi]

I was responding to Ravi's comment regarding lead in bags.

I agree with his answer.

You don't eat CFL's either? Maybe that's where rightwingers got it wrong.

Sometimes I do...they are pretty tasty with dijon mustard and a pickle on the side.

 

[Father Time]

Three cheers for lead poisoning!!!!

What a spiteful, ignorant and crass OP.

Yeah it's sooooooooooooooooooo spiteful to report this!

Do you get this? Liberals were cheering every death in Iraq with a supposed "I told you so."

BUT, if we point out liberals stupidity is endangering people, WE ARE BEING SPITEFUL!

How dare anyone laugh at liberal stupidity!

Good grief, what arrgance!

Yes because all liberals knew the bags were poisonous and decided to use them anyway.

Oh wait, that didn't happen and you're completely full of shit, and you continue to miss the point.

 

[8537]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

What about those steps do you find particularly challenging? It looks alot like the steps one would take to cleanup a wide range of potential household toxins.

Of course, you probably don't worry about 90% or so of those toxins - you use them in your soaps, in your skin care products, in your makeups.....

 

[8537]

I agree with his answer.

You don't eat CFL's either? Maybe that's where rightwingers got it wrong.

Sometimes I do...they are pretty tasty with dijon mustard and a pickle on the side.

Dijon? DIJON?!?!?! Excuse me, but isn't that...umm...well...errr......french?

G'dam commy.

 

[boedicca]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

What about those steps do you find particularly challenging? It looks alot like the steps one would take to cleanup a wide range of potential household toxins.

Of course, you probably don't worry about 90% or so of those toxins - you use them in your soaps, in your skin care products, in your makeups.....

It's insane to have to throw away clothing or bedding if they come in contact with a broken light bulb.

If you think this is all reasonable and the level of effort is worth it, bully for you. Many of us would rather have the choice to continue to use incandescent bulbs, which are do not have the toxicity and time consumption of CFLs.

 

[boedicca]

They wouldn't be getting hurt if dogooder morons hadn't made an issue out of paper and plastic in the first place.

 

[uscitizen]

Some how this is the fault of BOOOSH.

I haven't figured it out yet, but I "know" it is.

You are mistaken.

However your attempt to diminish the value of the thread has been noted.

 

[8537]

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

What about those steps do you find particularly challenging? It looks alot like the steps one would take to cleanup a wide range of potential household toxins.

Of course, you probably don't worry about 90% or so of those toxins - you use them in your soaps, in your skin care products, in your makeups.....

It's insane to have to throw away clothing or bedding if they come in contact with a broken light bulb.

How the heck would a broken CFL end up on bedding? I don't know about your household, but around my house we don't juggle lightbulbs while jumping on the bed...and if we did, our bed is soft enough that the bulb wouldn't crack if you dropped it on it.

if you had a battery leak on your bedding, would you continue to use it?

If you think this is all reasonable and the level of effort is worth it, bully for you. Many of us would rather have the choice to continue to use incandescent bulbs, which are do not have the toxicity and time consumption of CFLs.

The production of incandescents causes more pollution, uses similar amounts of mercury and is needed far more frequently since the bulbs lifespan is so much shorter.

But in the case of incandescents, much of this can be passed along to society as an externality.

 

[Two Thumbs]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

Cleaning Up a Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) | Cleanup and Safe Disposal of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs | US EPA


And hope you enjoy making that special trip to the recycling center if you aren't allowed to put the broken bulb in the trash.

This sucks, I think I'm about to show how uninformed I can be.

Are cfl's those bulbs that look like cork screws? And they have mercury in them?

I will recover my dignity here.

You can get a normal bulb that is simply better made that last twice as long as standard bulbs, the only trick is that you have to get them from the EU. They way thier outlets are set up, a normal bulb there last about 3 times as long here. Good luck making that happen. Or, you can get a bulb to last longer by building it with a longer/better filament (the spring looking thing inside). Good luck getting a company to admit they put out a piss poor product for profit.

 

[Father Time]

Yeah it's sooooooooooooooooooo spiteful to report this!

Do you get this? Liberals were cheering every death in Iraq with a supposed "I told you so."

BUT, if we point out liberals stupidity is endangering people, WE ARE BEING SPITEFUL!

How dare anyone laugh at liberal stupidity!

Good grief, what arrgance!

Dear idiot you do just realize you did JUST what you are claiming the liberals did.

No American left, right, black, white, gay, straight, old or young cheered the deaths you lying piece of fucking trash.


You want this country split in two so you can retain your failed ideas that have produced nothing like your people claim they produce.

You deny history, science, higher education and all logic and fact just to bolster up failed idea.

Why do you people do this, what the fuck do you gain by being so blind?

Oh like hell they didn't!

"This war is lost!"

Obama going on and on about how the surge wouldn't work!

The death counts for the Iraq War on every liberal tv news broadcast.

But *I* point out the huge failure of another liberal "bright idea" and I want deaths????????

You aren't just pointing it out you're fucking laugh at it and using it as a political victory with all the restraint of an ambulance chaser.

I think we see who is so blind, when reporting something like this, WHICH CAN PREVENT PEOPLE FROM USING THESE BAGS AND GETTING LEAD POISONING is met with such hatred and vitriol.

Yes because you bringing it up (to score political points) completely negates you laughing about it. </sarcasm>

Apparently, the only way to keep the country "together" is to keep quiet about these liberal failures and let people get lead poisoning.

So are you using straw men because you've deluded yourself into thinking that's what's really happening or are you incapable of defending what actually happened and have to pretend something else happened?

 

[uscitizen]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here&#8217;s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you&#8217;re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

Cleaning Up a Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) | Cleanup and Safe Disposal of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs | US EPA


And hope you enjoy making that special trip to the recycling center if you aren't allowed to put the broken bulb in the trash.

This sucks, I think I'm about to show how uninformed I can be.

Are cfl's those bulbs that look like cork screws? And they have mercury in them?

I will recover my dignity here.

You can get a normal bulb that is simply better made that last twice as long as standard bulbs, the only trick is that you have to get them from the EU. They way thier outlets are set up, a normal bulb there last about 3 times as long here. Good luck making that happen. Or, you can get a bulb to last longer by building it with a longer/better filament (the spring looking thing inside). Good luck getting a company to admit they put out a piss poor product for profit.

Yep, however the tungsten errodes, the addition of Halogen gas helps to chemically redeposit the tungsten on the filament but it still errodes and wears out/ opens up and quits working.
Not sure about the impact on the ecology and stuff of halogen gas though. Or tungsten either.
However the increased electric consumption of incandescent over flourescent is a measurable item that can be related to less impact on the ecology.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Some how this is the fault of BOOOSH.

I haven't figured it out yet, but I "know" it is.

You are mistaken.

However your attempt to diminish the value of the thread has been noted.

Actually it's a little humor. And your lack of a sense of humor hasn't been noted b/c it's of no value to you.

 

[Vanquish]

I just found this thread. The OP is being retarded. Look, two wrongs dont make a right. If you can reduce the deforestation or impact on the sea...do it. If there's a mistake on the way to doing that, hold people accountable and keep going.

WTF, man. Everything turns into political "gotcha" theater. OP, you're pathetic.

 

[uscitizen]

Some how this is the fault of BOOOSH.

I haven't figured it out yet, but I "know" it is.

You are mistaken.

However your attempt to diminish the value of the thread has been noted.

Actually it's a little humor. And your lack of a sense of humor hasn't been noted b/c it's of no value to you.

Very miniscule humor.

 

[uscitizen]

I agree with his answer.

How do you dispose of CFLs and what happens if you drop one on the floor?

We have a recycling connection through the city. I've never broken one.

Personally, I am not fond of them because the light I find unnatural and gives me a headache. But the energy savings outweighs the risk, IMO. Kind of like the nuclear vs. coal burning question, there is no perfect answer.

But this is different than the bags we are talking about. No reason they can't be made without lead.

You have the wrong spectrum bulb, they now offer from soft white to bright white.
Bright white is only good for workshops and such.
Also they have instant on ones now as well, virtually zero on delay.
When I first started using them I did not put them in my stairwell becuase of the delay and if someone was in a rush... But now no problem, well except for my using stairs in a chair of course. But have to look after the Grandchildren.

 

[uscitizen]

We've never dropped one on the floor, but if we did we'd simply follow the cleanup procedures.

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

Cleaning Up a Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) | Cleanup and Safe Disposal of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs | US EPA


And hope you enjoy making that special trip to the recycling center if you aren't allowed to put the broken bulb in the trash.

yeah lots of legalese, too many lawyers involved.
My auto repair manual says to wear rubber gloves when working around gasoline because it is a carcinogen.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Good luck with that.

How To Safely Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb

According to the EPA, here’s what you need to do if you suddenly find yourself looking at a broken cfl:

Step 1: Air Out the Room

* Make sure everyone, including pets, leaves the room for 15 minutes. Open doors and windows to air everything out.

* Make sure that no one walks through the area where the cfl bulb broke.

* Shut off your heat/AC.

Step 2: Clean Up, For Hard Surfaces

* Carefully scoop up glass using a piece of stiff cardboard. Put the pieces in a sealed glass jar (like a canning jar) or a sealed plastic bag.

* Use a piece of duct tape to get the smaller glass fragments off the floor.

* Wipe the area clean with wet paper towels or wet wipes. Place used towels in the glass jar or plastic bag.

* Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean the area.

Step 2.1: Clean Up, For Carpeted Areas

* Carefully pick up the broken cfl pieces and put them in a sealed jar or plastic bag.

* Use duct tape to pick up the smaller fragments.

* If vacuuming is needed, go for it.

* Once you’re done vacuuming, remove the bag and place it in a sealed plastic bag for disposal.

Step 3: Disposing of the Broken CFL Bulb

* Immediately place all cleanup materials outside in a trash bin.

* Wash your hands thoroughly.

* Check with your city on disposal. Some areas want the broken cfl (in its sealed container) thrown into the trash. Others will want you to take it to a recycling center or hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

Special Addendum: Clothing and Shoes

* If clothing or bedding comes into contact with mercury, do not wash it. The mercury can contaminate the washing machine, and will get into the sewage system. The EPA recommends you throw everything away that you suspect came into contact with the broken CFL.

* If shoes came into contact with the broken cfl bulb, wipe them down with a wet paper towel. Put the wet paper towels into the sealed plastic bag with your other cleanup items.

How To Dispose of a Broken CFL Bulb | The Greenest Dollar

Cleaning Up a Broken Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) | Cleanup and Safe Disposal of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs | US EPA


And hope you enjoy making that special trip to the recycling center if you aren't allowed to put the broken bulb in the trash.

This sucks, I think I'm about to show how uninformed I can be.

Are cfl's those bulbs that look like cork screws? And they have mercury in them?

I will recover my dignity here.

You can get a normal bulb that is simply better made that last twice as long as standard bulbs, the only trick is that you have to get them from the EU. They way thier outlets are set up, a normal bulb there last about 3 times as long here. Good luck making that happen. Or, you can get a bulb to last longer by building it with a longer/better filament (the spring looking thing inside). Good luck getting a company to admit they put out a piss poor product for profit.

Yep, however the tungsten errodes, the addition of Halogen gas helps to chemically redeposit the tungsten on the filament but it still errodes and wears out/ opens up and quits working.
Not sure about the impact on the ecology and stuff of halogen gas though. Or tungsten either.
However the increased electric consumption of incandescent over flourescent is a measurable item that can be related to less impact on the ecology.

Gases quickly thin. I imagine if every bulb broke in a factory at once, you wouldn't even get a sneeze.

 

[del]

Reusable Bags Contaminated with Toxic Substance?

Now THAT's some funny stuff.

How liberals PREACHED we should use those, instead of paper or plastic and now it turns out they are worse for the enviroment than paper and plastic!

Liberal "good intentions" blow up in their faces again!

Now THAT is funny stuff!

Now Schumer wants to ban those "save the planet" bags!

Bwahahaaa!

only a complete asshat, like you, for example, would consider this political.

smarten the fuck up, mmmkay?

 

[teapartysamurai]

I have no idea.

Judging from your intellect, it's quite plausible that you subsist on a diet comprised of Hot Pockets, Twinkies, and Nacho Cheese Doritos. Given their high degree of packaging, you are probably not at ecoli risk from them.

For every population, there are outliers. For those of use who purchase fresh produce and items from the butcher, such bags are unhygienic.

Exactly!

I mean seriously. Do you want to put your produce in a bag that you might have used the last time to carry raw chicken?

The whole idea behinds these reusable bags was stupid from the get go. I knew that.

But it's a great example of the goofiness of liberalism.

I mean does anyone remember it was stupid eco liberals that forced plastic bags on us in the first place?

Yes! THEY DID! It was supposed to replace paper bags so trees weren't "wiped off the face of the planet" making paper bags.

So, fine! They gave us plastic bags. Oh, wait, there's a problem, the plastic bags don't bio-degrade like paper did.

NOW we have to have a solution, for their other solution.

What's next. I suppose from now on we have to carry everything in our hands, no bags at all!

It's just another example of the never ending stupidity of liberalism.