http://electricfirefly.com.au/blog/2010/02/02/how-to-clean-up-broken-fluorescent-bulbs/ The official rants of Electric Firefly Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:53:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://electricfirefly.com.au/blog/2010/02/02/how-to-clean-up-broken-fluorescent-bulbs/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Belinda Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:24:09 +0000 http://electricfirefly.com.au/blog/?p=478#comment-995 Thanks for the cleaning tips, tape for tiny glass shards and any mercury powder is a good idea. Not sure this is the best strategy for disposal though, putting mercury in landfill is inadvisable. I'm currently looking for a safe way to get these bulbs recycled, and I think our councils need to each establish a drop off point for CFL bulbs so they can be collected and recycled. Thanks for the cleaning tips, tape for tiny glass shards and any mercury powder is a good idea. Not sure this is the best strategy for disposal though, putting mercury in landfill is inadvisable. I’m currently looking for a safe way to get these bulbs recycled, and I think our councils need to each establish a drop off point for CFL bulbs so they can be collected and recycled.

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