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While fluorescent lamps may lower your electricity bill, they're not really 'good for the environment', as they require more energy and resources to manufacture compared with incandescent lamps, and they contain Mercury.

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Are fluorescent light bulbs good for the environment and why?

No, because when they go in the dump and you smash on on the ground, the mercury in them will poison the groundwater.


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