Showing posts with label hazardous waste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hazardous waste. Show all posts

Saturday, March 22, 2008

What to do if you break a Compact fluorescent light bulb


It's not as easy as just sweeping it up and throwing the glass in the trash. Since the bulbs contain mercury, the broken bulb has to be treated as hazardous waste. Here is an article that tells the best way to do it to keep from poisoning your family.