Low Energy Light
Bulbs
Energy
efficient light bulbs (otherwise known as CFLs or compact fluorescent
lamps)
use only 20% of the electricity ordinary light bulbs use. Because most of the energy
is used to make
light rather than heat, they save a whopping 80% of electricity!
They
can come in many sizes now and to help choose the correct bulbs for
your lamps
you can visit the link shown and download the ‘Bright Ideas got even
better’
brochure to find suppliers.
These
bulbs can last for 10 years or
more so there is a double saving. At the moment used bulbs can be
wrapped in 2
plastic bags and disposed of in normal household waste however the
Highland
Council are
soon to start a scheme for recycling WEEE (waste
electrical and electronic equipment) at all of their recycling centres. So you could also keep
used bulbs until this
is in place.
If
you
have broken bulbs, carefully follow the instructions in WASP’s second
newsletter for disposal.
Click here to open or download a copy of
the Energy Saving Trust guide to Energy Saving Lightbulbs