Sylvania has come out with a new convenient, and even more Compact Fluorescent Lightbuld; the Micro Mini Twist! We all know that CFL Lightbulbs save an enormous amount of electricity when compared with their incandescent counterparts, using as little as 20% of the energy of Thomas Edison´s brainchild. But the design of many CFLs prevent their usage in tight fitting lighting fixtures. Enter the Micro Mini Twist, Sylvania´s new diminutive take on the energy saving compact fluorescent which measures a mere 3.7 inches, well shorter than typical incandescents much easier to fit in small places.
Says Jennifer Dolin, environmental marketing manger, OSRAM SYLVANIA,”The micro-mini Twist CFL is a revolutionary new product that will solve countless space issues in lighting and with its multi-faceted ecologic approach at environmentally preferable solutions, the micro-mini CFL offers incredible advantages over most other similar lighting products.”
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Any news on how these bulbs are going to be reused so they don’t end up in our landfills which are filling up?
lora brunckeAs someone who sells light bulbs for a living, I am less enthusiastic than most about compact fluorescent bulbs. This is due to the fact that the ones currently available contain significant amounts of mercury. If one of these bulbs should break inside of a person’s home, it could cause a challenging disposal situation. It is my belief that the technology should progress to a point at which the mercury levels are low or nonexistent before people changeover their entire homes. Another consideration is that as these bulbs burn out, they will most likely be thrown away as though they are normal rubbish and landfills will have incredibly high levels of mercury in their soil as a result.
RudyMost CFLs today on the market contain less than 5mgs of mercury and there are CFL options out there that contain as little as 1.5mgs of mercury- which can hardly be called a “significant amounts of mercury†considering that many item in your home contain 100s of times more of mercury including your computer. Mercury levels in CFLs can never be “nonexistent†since mercury is a necessary component of a CFL and there is no other known element that is capable of replacing it. But CFLs actually prevent more mercury from entering the environment. According to the Union of Concerned Scientist, “a coal-fired power plant will emit about four times more mercury to keep an incandescent bulb glowing, compared with a CFL of the same light outputâ€.
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