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(Flashback) Hazards in the Office – Fluorescent Tubes

Monday, August 6, 2012 10:32
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Fluorescent tubes are ubiquitous with the modern office building. Functional, practical and durable, they’re a familiar feature across the land. Did you know however that fluorescent tubes are actually classed as Hazardous Waste in England and Wales? This is because they contain mercury, a very toxic substance.

Toxic light bulbs have been in the news more than ever recently, with the government banning traditional bulbs and asking us all to use CFLs instead. You may have heard that if you accidentally break a CFL bulb, you have to open the window and leave the room for at least 15 minutes, before clearing up the broken glass with a piece of cardboard which you need to throw away afterwards. These worrying constraints have made many question the eco-friendliness of CFLs, but the fact remains that bulbs containing mercury have been in use in offices for years.


Proper disposal of fluorescent tubes is important not just for the environment, but for people too ….. http://www.greenlaunches.com

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