How to recycle Energy saving light globes?

[Dave A]

i think the LED lights will take over the world

Good point!
Great solution!

[Justloadit]

i think the LED lights will take over the world

Maybe in the future, but they still have a very long way to go. There are a number of problems :-

LED Light is very very directional in the small wattage size and what makes them bright is the lens in front.
LEDs are sized according to the heat they produce.
Dissipating heat, and I am not talking of the 1 and 3W types here, there light is very restricted.
If you need to light up a large area well, such as security, you need high wattage LEDs, which brings in heat.
LEDs can not work more than 60 Degrees Centigrade or their lifespan is reduced drastically.

[AndyD]

Led technology still has some way to go yet before it becomes standard use lighting. As stated, the light output is poor, the colour rendering isn't great, the light output also deteriorates noticeably over time and the price is high. There is already reliability problems with some of the far East brands with poorly designed built-in driver circuits and inadequate internal heat sinking and dissipation. Whether this is built-in obsolescence or just cheap nasty manufacturing I'm not sure. As it stands now I couldn't expect most people to be interested in buying into this technology.

[wynn]

Dave! perhaps you should combine part of this thread with your question of paying more for better service?

[Dave A]

Dave! perhaps you should combine part of this thread with your question of paying more for better service?

The premium for better service thread certainly shares some common ground.

[Sparks]

Far as I know there is only one public plant in the country that is licenced to destroy mercury containing lamps.
How many people know that it is advisable dor everyone to evacuate their home for about 15 minutes after a CFC lamp breaks in the home. How many know that the lamps are believed to promote cancer and for those who are afraid of dying, it is best not to use them in bedside lamps. I also believe that UK refuse collectors staged an action because of the dangers these lamps hold.

[Oscar's Place]

Hi King, purchase a 25l plastic container with a lid from a plastics factory shop that uses recycled plastic to manufacture. Then build up your stock of used light globes by storing it in the container. When you HAPPEN to make a trip to your hardware store that provide recycling facilities (also shopping centres such as the Pavilion in Durban) to purchase whatever you need, you drop off your used globes. That way you wont impact on your carbon footprint unnecesssarily.