Fluorescent lightbulbs are quietly reaching the end of the road in one U.S. state. Starting in 2026, you won’t be able to buy them in Minnesota, even if your home or workplace still uses fluorescent ...
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at what's behind a new ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs, and ...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing number of states are enacting legislation to phase out fluorescent tube lighting, signaling a decisive shift away from older, mercury-containing ...
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Because fluorescent bulbs last so long, there may not necessarily be a rush to replace the fixtures in the next six months. Joseph Howley, manager industry relations for GE Lighting in Neela Park, ...
Have any fluorescent bulbs, either the long tubes or squiggly compact ones? These days, most consumers are switching to newer LED bulbs, which burn cooler and last longer. But what are you supposed to ...
Q: You wrote a great article on CFL bulbs, but I have a question: If the long fluorescent tubes have even more mercury, why does no one recycle them? The only place I’ve found is Batteries and Bulbs, ...
The lighting, based on the field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, gives off soft, white light - not the yellowish glint from fluorescent tubes or bluish tinge from LEDs. “People ...