Energy-saving light bulbs contain mercury and should not be disposed in the garbage bins. Certain outlets like Home Depot and Ikea have collect areas for those items to be disposed of.
However if those bulbs accidentally breaks the mercury inside will evaporate. Mercury is poisonous. Everyone should leave the room for at least 15 minutes.
Shards of glass from broken bulbs should not be vacuumed up but instead swept away by someone wearing rubber gloves to protect them from the bulb’s mercury content.
Care should be taken not to inhale any dust and the broken pieces should be put in a sealed plastic bag for disposal at a council dump – not a normal household bin.
The toxic mercury inside the bulbs can aggravate a range of problems including migraines and dizziness.
Another issue with light energy saving bulbs is that many people find it hard to tolerate as they cause conditions such as eczema to flare up.
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