CFL bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin.






Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, and it's especially dangerous for children
and fetuses. Most exposure to mercury comes from eating fishcontaminated with mercury.
Some states, cities and counties have outlawed putting CFL bulbs in the trash, but in most states the practice is legal. More often than not, their toxic ingredients simply end up inlandfills, where the chemicals can leach into soil and water and poisonfish and other wildlife.
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