Energy-saving regulations: How do you dispose of your old light bulbs?
- February 3, 2011 2:35 PM |
- By POV
By CBC News
The Canadian government's new energy-efficiency rules for light bulbs are fast approaching implementation, but no national standards exist to deal with the toxic waste they are expected to create.
The federal government admits the patchwork of regulations for disposing of compact fluorescent bulbs, or CFLs, is one of the unintended consequences of rushing in the new energy-efficiency regulations.
Environment Minister Peter Kent said he was surprised to hear from CBC News that the provinces -- which are responsible for setting garbage disposal regulations -- were at different levels of preparation for the new light-bulb regulations, which begin Jan. 1, 2012.
Traditional incandescent bulbs won't meet the energy-saving rules. Kent said a national technical group is working out a system for recycling the mercury-containing bulbs that consumers will buy instead.
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