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Used Metal Halide Bulbs

post #1 of 15
6/16/09 at 3:46pm
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as many people do, and more don't, know... halides have a TON of mercury in them. Our reef club has a challenge presented to us, Icecap will give a donation to the EO Smith school's aquaculture division if we can hand in 500 used halide bulbs. If anyone wants to safely ship them up to me i can hand them in for you, or just make sure you bring them to a hazardous material collection site. Or if you want, you can bring them to MACNA for the hand in to Icecap..
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post #2 of 15
6/16/09 at 5:26pm
What happens if you just throw the bulbs in the trash???
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post #3 of 15
6/16/09 at 5:55pm
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they break and release their mercury..same with t5's and pc's, but halides are MUCH higher content.
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post #4 of 15
6/16/09 at 6:09pm
Originally Posted by renogaw View Post
they break and release their mercury..same with t5's and pc's, but halides are MUCH higher content.
OK...I'll remember that and when I change my bulbs I'll pm you
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post #5 of 15
6/16/09 at 9:19pm
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we have to hand them in on september 15th at macna in NJ :)
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post #6 of 15
3/2/10 at 4:49pm
would one of those boxes from usps flat rate boxes with the bulb wraped in bubble wrap work?

i got least one i can send ya id rather it be disposed of properly then it going iinto a landfill. please pm me address
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post #7 of 15
3/2/10 at 5:01pm
i think the time already pass.
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post #8 of 15
3/2/10 at 5:10pm
lol your right i didnt relize the post was that old. thanks for being nice about telling me i cant read :)
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post #9 of 15
3/2/10 at 5:16pm
you welcome
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post #10 of 15
3/2/10 at 5:41pm
Originally Posted by nissan577 View Post
you welcome


Old post or not, it is a good point...I am switching out my old bulbs tomorrow...what can I do with the old ones now? Until just now, I didn't know they had mercury in them, I tossed a bulb the other day right in the regular trash
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post #11 of 15
3/2/10 at 5:46pm
that is true. you think they are collecting them still
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post #12 of 15
3/2/10 at 6:08pm
Originally Posted by nissan577 View Post
that is true. you think they are collecting them still


No, but there still has to be a safe way to get rid of them...maybe we can put them in the recycle bin
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post #13 of 15
3/2/10 at 6:58pm
true. idk we should figure this out.

http://homerepair.about.com/od/elect..._recycling.htm
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post #14 of 15
3/4/10 at 10:46am
Just FYI Home Depot also takes used and broken bulbs for free, in case there in nothing else close to you.
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post #15 of 15
3/4/10 at 11:56am
I'll hafta check out the home depot tip. thanks a lot
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