The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Recycle the bulb

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Recycle the bulb


Unfortunately, India has not evolved a good system to recover this hazardous heavy metal from end-of-life lamps. Moreover, the trend is towards dosing CFLs made in India with levels of mercury that exceed the international norm, apparently to improve their performance. A recent study by Toxics Link, a non-governmental organisation, indicates that mercury levels in domestic CFLs may even be four to six times the norm in developed countries.

The Hindu : Opinion / Cartoon : Cartoonscape, October 28, 2011

The Hindu : Opinion / Cartoon : Cartoonscape, October 28, 2011