While CFLs are a large step forward in efficiency, their greatest environmental downside is that they contain Mercury.

All fluorescent bulbs contain this heavy metal as a vapor and if a bulb breaks it simply mixes with the air around you.

Mercury is a heavy metal which can be absorbed into the body by breathing it. Once there it stays for a long time and causes damage to the nervous system.

This is why I believe LED light bulbs are most likely a better alternative.

Please recycle your CFLs people and be careful not to break them.

That is the reason recycling MUST be implemented with these bulbs. The actual reuse of the components is secondary in importance.

While CFLs are a large step forward in efficiency, their greatest environmental downside is that they contain Mercury.

All fluorescent bulbs contain this heavy metal as a vapor and if a bulb breaks it simply mixes with the air around you.

Mercury is a heavy metal which can be absorbed into the body by breathing it. Once there it stays for a long time and causes damage to the nervous system.

This is why I believe LED light bulbs are most likely a better alternative.

Please recycle your CFLs people and be careful not to break them.

That is the reason recycling MUST be implemented with these bulbs. The actual reuse of the components is secondary in importance.