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How to clean up CFL light bulbs

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

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The mercury from one fluorescent bulb can pollute 6,000 gallons of water beyond safe levels for drinking. Energy Star, the international standard for energy efficient consumer products, has a free downloadable fact sheet about how to clean up a broken CFL bulb:

http://www.energystar.gov

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