Finally, An Easy Way to Recycle CFLs

Home Depot Offers Recycling for Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
From the New York Times
By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM
Published: June 24, 2008

Some big retailers are promoting compact fluorescent light bulbs as a way to save energy. But improper disposal of the bulbs creates a hazard, because they contain small amounts of mercury.

Recycling them is about to get easier. Home Depot, the nation’s second-largest retailer, will announce on Tuesday that it will take back old compact fluorescents in all 1,973 of its stores in the United States, creating the nation’s most widespread recycling program for the bulbs. Click here to read more

Stay tuned to GreenovationTV for an upcoming story about mercury in CFLs and the math behind why they are safer than old fashioned incandescent bulbs.

Until the Sun Shines Out Your Ars . . . Use a CFL

I couldn't resist sharing this wonderful video encouraging energy efficient lighting.  

Send this post along to friends and tell them to "SCREW OFF".   That's right.  Screw off those old-school wasteful bulbs and light up your energy savings now.  

Stay tuned for an upcoming post about that nasty mercury in compact fluorescent bulbs and why they are still better for the planet than incandescents.