Disposal of Fluorescent Tubes

[tlucier]

How do you dispose of burnt out fluorescent light tubes? I've got a growing collection of old 8' tubes from my garage lights and I need to get rid of these things. How do you guys get rid of them?

 

[Bobby D.]

looks like fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tvavXP7jyo



and please video for our pleasure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aInTYAiE-1c

 

[89wrangler]

Place on floor, put on safety glasses, tap with small hammer or other metalic object. Once it breaks, step on the rest which will create a small pile of glass. Sweep into dust pan and dispose in trash. This is what I heard somewhere.

 

[buckshot500]

Make some duct tape flights, & shoot them out of a longbow!!!

Safety goggles, gloves, & a long sleeved shirt.

Don't forget to post vids on youtube!!!11

 

[upnover]

I have a vision................

two pair of safety goggles
two pair of gloves
your best friend

a re-enactment scene from Star Wars

 

[jeepinmatt]

You can actually break them in a controlled manner over a trash can with a hammer or other metal object. Hold it at the top and hit it at the bottom end in the trash can. Hit the glass, not the metal.

Or, you can do like I did last week and hit the tubes with the mast of a forklift, causing a massive glass explosion, sending shards and specks 15ft in every direction.

 

[hobie]

Wake county has hazardous waste pickups at the North Wake landfill on saturdays. It's considered househould hazardous waste, and I've dropped mine off there. I had heard that Home Depot also took them, but I know Lowes doesn't (I asked).

J

 

[RatLabGuy]

Or, you can do like I did last week and hit the tubes with the mast of a forklift, causing a massive glass explosion, sending shards and specks and mercury 15 ft in every direction.

Forgot the best part, fixed it for ya

 

[bowtieman55]

 

[jeepinmatt]

Forgot the best part, fixed it for ya

Thanks. I hear that stuff is good to get in your face.

 

[Macdaddy4738]

from what ive read, the amount of mercury in a single fluorescent light really isnt that dangerous...

its when you get a bunch together that it gets a little serious.

 

[Banned User]

already had this thread

 

[RenegadeT]

already had this thread

forgot the link...http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33273

 

[Ron]

forgot the link...http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33273

Its official, we can close the web site.
Once we discuss tossing light bulbs twice we have officially said everything that needs to be said.

 

[kknight]

Threre's a right way to dispose of them?

 

[Merritt]

You can actually break them in a controlled manner over a trash can with a hammer or other metal object. Hold it at the top and hit it at the bottom end in the trash can. Hit the glass, not the metal.

Or, you can do like I did last week and hit the tubes with the mast of a forklift, causing a massive glass explosion, sending shards and specks 15ft in every direction.

I did that exact same thing last week, except the glass shards fell down all over me. I actually got cut up pretty bad from it, there was glass in my head, face, arms, basically everywhere not covered by my clothes.

 

[jeepinmatt]

I did that exact same thing last week, except the glass shards fell down all over me. I actually got cut up pretty bad from it, there was glass in my head, face, arms, basically everywhere not covered by my clothes.

It flew all over me too, but miraculously, I had one tiny little cut on my neck, and about a sand sized speck in my eye that came out two days later with no irritation.