Solitary chicken - need advice

[Geoid]

Was sitting down eating dinner and I heard something smash. So I got up to investigate and saw an energy saving bulb had smashed in the other room. So I remembered government advice and 'evacuated' the room (i.e went and sat on the sofa) and left it for 15 minutes (i.e watched a bit of TV). After 15 minutes I put on gloves and started cleaning it up. There was glass everywhere! But you can't use the hoover, so I had to go around on hands and knees picking up these little bits of glass (which is hard with gloves on) then I had to wipe down the area and seal the glass and cloth I used to wipe it down in a plastic bag. Power saving maybe, but energy saving not!

[ClaireG]

What you going to do with it now Fred? Do you realise it's hazadous waste?! Hubby is forever picking up broken energy saving bulbs as well as other chemicals etc. He's a haz waste chemist and his company has the contract for the corp of London and covers 22 of the 23 boroughs

[Geoid]

Couldn't get him to swing by my house and pick it up could you

 

I know its toxic, I even made a little sign:

[Guest]

I'm sticking to good old fashioned bulbs

[fowlbird]

What you going to do with it now Fred? Do you realise it's hazadous waste?! Hubby is forever picking up broken energy saving bulbs as well as other chemicals etc. He's a haz waste chemist and his company has the contract for the corp of London and covers 22 of the 23 boroughs

I didn't know any of this - OH deals with them and he says there's nothing on the packaging. Information please...

[fowlbird]

I'm sticking to good old fashioned bulbs

on R4 this evening they were saying that by September this year the old fashioned ones will have disappeared

Nothing was said by the spokesman for Osman about hazardous waste

[Guest]

I didn't know either and I KNOW for certain my mum (who uses them) doesn't know. She's 76 so I hope none of her get smashed or blow up! I'm shocked they're allowed to be sold.

[Geoid]

Have a look at DEFRA

[fowlbird]

thanks, Fred

[Guest]

Have a look at DEFRA

 

 

I love the idea of phoning the council and asking them where I can dispose of my WEEE

 

How should I dispose of unwanted CFLs, e.g. at the end of their life?

 

From 1st July 2007, waste CFLs have been subject to the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. Those who sell items such as energy efficient bulbs must provide information to the public about where they can take waste bulbs and other WEEE. Some retailers will also take them back in store. However, most retailers have funded Designated Collection Facilities, in the main at local authority civic amenity sites. From this point, producers of the equipment fund the transport, treatment and recycling, where most of the mercury can be recovered.

 

[ClaireG]

If your in London and worried call your council and hubby will eventually pick it up He is one of a handful of haz waste chemists in the country and the only one who does London.

 

His unofficial advice is that as it contains such a small amount of mercury it posses very little risk as DEFRA state. All the mercury would have probably have evaporated off anyway so if you wrap it well you could put it in the bin and he is very busy!! He can't pop round on spec as he wouldn't get paid! Your council should dispose of it for nothing.