Spread the word about the disposal of used light bulbs

The U.S. recycling and processing of used lighting appliances. Washington GWS Company began recycling and processing of old light bulbs, ballasts, etc. in 1992. After 1995, relevant departments formulated corresponding regulations. All businesses and sectors, including residents, must regularly return used light bulbs, tubes and ballasts. Those who dispose of used light bulbs by themselves will be fined, and a certain processing fee will be charged based on the quantity of light bulbs and ballasts returned by the enterprise based on the kilogram. Waste light bulbs in the hands of residents are collected from various places * * There is no processing fee for regular acquisitions, and the company acquires them for free on Earth Day every year. There are about 600 million used light bulbs to be disposed of in the United States every year, of which 15% to 17% are processed by this company. The company's processing equipment is completely computer-controlled and is processed in one go. The processed glass, metal and harmful substances can be completely separated, with a processing capacity of 14,000 bulbs per hour.

Epson Australia recently announced that they will launch a recycling campaign for projection lamps in Australia, and recycling will not be limited to brands. Since most of the bulbs used in projectors on the market are halogen, UHE, and UHP bulbs, these bulbs have a relatively short service life. After they are scrapped, if they are not properly treated, a large amount of mercury will flow into nature, causing serious harm to the environment. 97% of the materials in these recycled light bulbs can be reused after processing, which not only achieves energy reuse, but also reduces harm to the environment.

In recent years, as people's awareness of energy conservation and environmental protection concepts continue to increase, the popularization of energy-saving lamps has become popular all over the world. Energy-saving lamps are high-efficiency lighting products and are a major measure for energy conservation and emission reduction in various countries. According to expert predictions, 150 million energy-saving lamps can save a total of 29 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, which is equivalent to the construction of six less thermal power plants with an installed capacity of one million kilowatts. A 2006 International Energy Agency research report proposed that if incandescent lamps were phased out worldwide from now on, the world could save 38% of lighting electricity and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 16.6 billion tons by 2030. February 2007, Australia * * First announced that it would ban the use of incandescent lamps in the country no later than 2010, becoming the first country in the world to plan to ban the use of traditional incandescent lamps. * * . The European Union will also phase out incandescent lamps in 2009. American consumers now receive a $3 subsidy from the Department of Energy for every energy-saving lamp they buy. However, the other side of the problem cannot be ignored. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirms that most energy-saving lamps contain small amounts of mercury. As energy-saving lamps become more and more popular, scientists are worried about how to deal with the mercury in them when they are scrapped. If used fluorescent light bulbs are not recycled and processed correctly, they will cause considerable harm to human health and the living environment. Some experts pointed out that now some * * There are many hidden dangers in the existing treatment methods. Quite a few * * The mercury gas contained in discarded energy-saving light bulbs and tubes is not taken into consideration when disposing of them. These light bulbs are often sent to landfills after being discarded, without considering their dangers. Some recyclers said that when light bulbs or lamp tubes are collected, the mercury inside will be released, and then the glass and metal components such as phosphorus and aluminum will be recycled. in some * * , because waste classification and recycling is still in its infancy, and there are not yet sound enough regulations stipulating how to recycle them, resulting in a large number of discarded energy-saving light bulbs that have not been properly recycled. Therefore, while energy-saving lamps are popularized, the recycling issue of energy-saving lamps has also been discussed by many * * Mentioned on the agenda, its recycling supporting measures are increasingly valued by people, and there are many effective practices among them.: The first is to popularize awareness of energy-saving lamp recycling and make people realize that used lamps, like used batteries and used mobile phones, are special waste items that need to be specially recycled. Second, establish a complete waste classification, recycling and processing system so that fluorescent lamp tubes have channels to be separately classified and collected for safe and special treatment. Among them, energy-saving lamp manufacturers have specific recycling rate requirements, and sellers are also obliged to recycle energy-saving lamps sold through their outlets. These two measures basically concretize the energy-saving lamp recycling network and enable it to be basically implemented. A global leader in lighting source systems * * The lighting source company said that the company has made recycling waste lamps a key project. In its production base, a waste lamp processing workshop and a fluorescent lamp production line were put into use at the same time. Currently, in the United States, in addition to commercial recycling and some local garbage collection services, some retailers, such as large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, have also begun to join in the recycling of energy-saving lamps. Walmart said it is cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on this issue. Third, vigorously develop energy-saving lamp recycling technology and recycle energy-saving lamps during the recycling process.

Yes, foreign countries move much faster than us on many things. Sometimes we always think that one light bulb is fine, and two light bulbs are not a big problem. We often throw them away, but small things add up. China has such a large population and so many families, and it is enough to throw away one light bulb per family.

We know that batteries should be recycled, but I really don’t know that light bulbs should be recycled as well. It seems that they were thrown away casually in the past, but to whom are they recycled? In terms of environmental protection, we * * The whole thing is lagging behind. We used to import garbage, and we didn’t know how we could get it through customs. We were really ignorant.

You can consider recycling according to garbage classification, and process and utilize them uniformly.

It seems that people are still not aware enough of used light bulbs. I think their pollution and harm are still quite large. I think he should be regarded as a solid waste.

Garbage recycling should be matched with disposal. If waste lamps or waste batteries are recycled uniformly and cannot be effectively processed or utilized, the pollution hazard of the concentrated waste will be greater. Domestic construction in this area still needs to be strengthened.

Our school handles everything in a centralized manner, but I don’t know exactly how it is disposed of. It seems to be sent to the garbage dump.

We originally wanted to collect fluorescent tubes in a unified way, but we couldn't process them after collection - we couldn't find the corresponding qualified processing unit! There is a unit in Hangzhou that can handle it, but foreign hazardous waste is prohibited from entering the city.

* * Corresponding recycling policies for used light bulbs should be introduced, just like the garbage cans that classify garbage on the street. Value recycling first attracts people's attention, and then people consciously recycle light bulbs and process them uniformly. * * It is best to set a hazardous waste recycling day to make everyone aware of the harm these batteries, light bulbs, etc. have to our living environment, so as to attract people's attention.

I didn’t know until I found out that used light bulbs are also poisonous and harmful. I just threw them away without thinking about polluting the environment. So I don’t know what to do with the ones I replace in the future.

There is no problem with recycling, the key is who handles it after recycling and who pays for it. Due to historical reasons, my country's weak awareness of environmental protection and imperfect laws and regulations have resulted in many waste products being discarded, causing environmental pollution. Developed countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan * * Since we have long paid attention to environmental pollution, we have made clear provisions in some policies and regulations, such as recycling * * Accordingly, manufacturers should invest part of their profits and guide people to consciously sort and recycle. There is still a gap in our country and we must work hard.

I had never considered this issue before reading this post. I did not expect that used light bulbs are also poisonous and harmful. It seems that everyone is not very environmentally friendly in this regard. At least in the environment where I live, I have never encountered anyone recycling used light bulbs. This post was last edited by lyhh9024 on 2009-3-3 11:18 ]

Thank you everyone for speaking out. It is really more difficult to deal with the follow-up now. Many times people become environmentally aware and can sort their garbage and throw it away, but ordinary people throw it away, but what do they do with it afterwards? No one knows whether they are thrown away in a centralized garbage plant, landfilled, or processed specifically. At least there is no factory that specializes in processing used light bulb batteries. us * * There is still a lack of strength in this regard.

First it was batteries, then used light bulbs, then computers. And then there is. . . . . . , this problem is actually the comprehensive treatment of toxic and hazardous wastes. It is meaningless to talk about light bulbs based on light bulbs. * * At most, put a few trash cans for collecting light bulbs. The key is the environmental awareness of the whole people.