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Much Talked CFL Bulbs May Lead To Health Hazard So Dispose of Carefully:Power Minister

Much Talked CFL Bulbs May Lead To Health Hazard So Dispose Of Carefully:Ministry of Power
Expired CFL May Lead To Health Hazards This is informed By Power Minister In Lok Sabha Today
CFL bulbs contain mercury which is a hazardous element if disposed of carelessly. The expired/used CFL bulbs thrown into Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) dumpyards may lead to health hazards because of mercury and its compounds. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change had constituted a Task Force to evolve a policy on “Environmentally Sound Management of mercury in Fluorescent Lamps”. A Technical Committee, constituted by this Task Force, had prepared “Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Mercury Management in Fluorescent Lamps Sector”. The Minister Said that
These guidelines prescribe the best practices at various levels such as at manufacturers’ level and include aspects relating to mercury consumption, process technology, raw mercury distillation, on-site storage, treatment, recycling, disposal of mercury bearing wastes and mercury spill management,