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To: Brumar89 who wrote (26908)	7/10/2011 11:54:13 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

"fluorescent bulbs be double-bagged in plastic before disposal." but all those plastic bags will just end up in the middle of the Pacific or on eric's beach, oh wait he doesn't live anywhere near to the acific

To: Brumar89 who wrote (26908)	7/10/2011 12:54:30 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

I agree with you. The government has no business dictating which product wins. It's equally exasperating to me that the government feels the need to make laws like this. If they'd butt out, then the free market will obsolesce incandescents and eventually CFLs as well. I too am surprised that the EPA isn't even more stringent with CFLs, given their pollution factor. I'll be honest with you, I don't know what my wife does to dispose of these bulbs. But I know she's pretty environmentally friendly and is big into recycling. So I'll ask her what she does with the CFLs.