Hazardous Waste Collection Days

Chickie · 07-20-2014, 08:55 AM

Hazardous waste collection days are coming up in towns surrounding the Lakes Region over the next few weekends. Yesterday's Citizen had a list of items accepted and those which are not. I note that unbroken CFL bulbs are accepted, but apparently broken ones are not. As you are not supposed to place them in your regular trash, what do you do with the broken ones? I don't understand the push for the country to go to CFL bulbs when they are apparently so dangerous and there appears to be no way to dispose of those that get broken.

07-20-2014, 08:55 AM	#1
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 370 Thanks: 0 Thanked 68 Times in 39 Posts	Hazardous Waste Collection Days Hazardous waste collection days are coming up in towns surrounding the Lakes Region over the next few weekends. Yesterday's Citizen had a list of items accepted and those which are not. I note that unbroken CFL bulbs are accepted, but apparently broken ones are not. As you are not supposed to place them in your regular trash, what do you do with the broken ones? I don't understand the push for the country to go to CFL bulbs when they are apparently so dangerous and there appears to be no way to dispose of those that get broken.