Comments on: Get a free CFL bulb from Home Depot today

By: Lisa Boyle

Lisa Boyle — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:16:03 +0000

Hi there…I Googled for chicago loft, but found your page about Get a free CFL bulb from Home Depot today…and have to say thanks. nice read.

By: Siel

Siel — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:59:31 +0000

But men — Being the conscious and smart dudes you are, I know that you would duly take your dead CFL bulb to your nearest ewaste center for proper disposal, thus eliminating this mercury contamination problem. Add to that the fact that, since the last so damn long, I’ve yet to have a CFL give out on me….

That’s not to say we shouldn’t have better mechanisms for disposing of CFLs! We def. need to push for that, as well as for better and easier disposal of ewaste in general. But if you’re choosing between regular bulbs and CFLs, CFLs def. win –

Dave — I’m v. interested in seeing a handmade LED!! Pls do share pics if you do make one :)

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:08:15 +0000

what dave said. CFL’s are not very eco friendly. LED’s are the way to go

By: Dave Bullock (eecue)

Dave Bullock (eecue) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:59:07 +0000

Yeah they make a “dimmable” CFL, but it goes from bright to not so bright, in two stages. I kind of feel that CFLs are a bad solution due to the fact that they’re chock-full-o-mercury. I am waiting for the price of 3 watt LED filled bulbs to come down, in the interim I may build my own.

By: Siel

Siel — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:56:35 +0000

Ah — The dimmer conundrum. The CFL bulb makers really need a solution for that — though I’m sure they’re working on it…. About your CFLs — I actually have a couple spares at home already, so maybe freecyling them might be a good plan — or I could give them away as freebies here, if you’d like. If the latter, just let me know :) Happy earthquake prep!