| Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 14:51:35 +0100 (IST)
| From: "David Howe" <david.howe at howesystems.com>
|[ ... ]
| [ CFLs must be ] disposed of separately from other household
| rubbish because of the mercury content. [ ... ]
CFLs should not be discarded. the Hg can and should
be recovered and recycled. CFLs come under the EU's
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
directive, which encourages/mandates recycling.
cheers!
-blf-
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