Natalia Mills Special to the Post IndependentCody Skurupey, owner of the new company Brite Ideas, demonstrates the equipment his company uses to crush burned-out fluorescent light bulbs and safely ...

Manufacturers have looked at substitutes for mercury in the bulbs, but been unable to synthesize the chemical reaction. Still, they say they are working to reduce the amount of mercury in each bulb.

So here are some mercury-bulb thermostat myths I want to address, that you may have heard of: Myth: Mercury-bulb thermostats should be replaced because they are inaccurate. Fact: Mercury bulb ...

Government, manufacturers and environmentalists urge recycling programs for compact fluorescent bulbs, which contain dangerous mercury and are rapidly growing in popularity.

Incandescent bulbs do not contain mercury, but coal–fired power plants, which help to manufacture these incandescent bulbs, does emit mercury in their processes.

All fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury, a highly persistent and toxic chemical that is accumulating at dangerous levels in humans, fish, and wildlife throughout the United States.

Oregon's Legislature will consider a scaled-back proposal next month to address mercury in compact-fluorescent light bulbs, including a cap on the amount of the toxic metal in each bulb sold in ...

Mercury In Fluorescent Bulbs Has A Unique Isotope Fingerprint Environmental Analysis: Distinct isotope signal could help researchers track the toxic metal’s movement in the environment ...

ROSSLYN, VA — When you remove a customer’s old mercury-bulb thermostat, do you think about recycling the mercury in that bulb? Do you wish you could recycle it, but you don’t know how? Your options ...