Mercury belongs here, not in the home.

Dangerous metals are part of our universe, however, they should be eliminated from products we bring into our homes. In a perfect world, every company would bear responsibility for finding safe alternatives to dangerous metals in products and manufacturing processes.

The EPA suggests strategies for the effective control of mercury emissions including product substitution, process modification and materials separation. They have also estimated that more than 1% of all mercury emissions come from lamp breakage. Compact fluorescent light bulbs, while more efficient than incandescent bulbs, are a potentially dangerous source of mercury contamination.

LED lighting is more efficient and offers less risk than fluorescent lighting. Even so, not all LEDs are created equal. But there is one company, Once Innovations™, whose minimalistic designs use radically less material overall and no rare or dangerous metals. No silver, no lead, and no mercury.

How dangerous is fluorescent lighting when it breaks? What must you do to reduce the hazards of Mercury when they do? Read what the EPA report on spills, disposal and site cleanup.

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