Replacing an incandescent bulb
with a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) can prevent the following:
- The burning of about 528 pounds of coal
- The release of 1 ton of CO2
- The release of 20 pounds of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere
Replacing 3 incandescent light bulbs with CFL can eliminate 750
pounds of CO2 emissions per year.
If all US households replaced 1 incandescent bulb with one compact
fluorescent bulb, one nuclear power plant could be shut down.
If US homes replaced 500 million incandescent bulbs (around the
number currently used) with compact fluorescent bulbs, the US would become an
energy-exporting nation.
Because compact fluorescent bulbs last much longer than incandescent
bulbs, their use averts the need for 10 to 13 times their weight in metal, glass and
packaging from entering landfills.
Remember, CFL’s are recyclable and are accepted at the Somerset
County Hazardous Waste days and all Home Depot stores. Click on the link below to view a
short video on CFL recycling by Home Depot. A short advertisement precedes the video....
