[Summit] Electronics Collection in Cumberland on the 19th, Vol 40, Issue 9

Mon Jul 14 18:38:16 UTC 2008

7-19-2008
9:00 AM
Old Electronics Collection
Green Tech

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   1. Re: Electronic Waste Prevention now law! You made it	happen!
      (and energy efficient light bulbs) (Theresa Mathiesen)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:35:32 -0400
From: "Theresa Mathiesen" <elvamath at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Summit] Electronic Waste Prevention now law! You made it
	happen! (and energy efficient light bulbs)
To: "Coryndon Luxmoore" <coryndon at luxmoore.com>
Cc: Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
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Thanks for this info, Coryndon!  I will definitely check out the LED
bulbs.  Phase them in a few at a time.
I'm all for fewer coal-fired plants (and plants fired with foreign oil).
-- Elva

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Coryndon Luxmoore
<coryndon at luxmoore.com> wrote:
> Folks,
> you can always try using the newer LED bulbs that are out there they are
> expensive but work quite well for many uses. They typically use the same
or
> less than the CFLs and have a pretty long duty cycle of about 50,000 hours
> or so. I have a set I use as my outdoor flood lights (@$40 per) and am
quite
> pleased. I have not yet pulled the trigger on the more expensive 60-100
watt
> (800 lumens) equivalents since CFLs are similar power consumption and much
> much cheaper.
> Perhaps you can just use them where you are particularly concerned about
> exposure issues.
>
> http://earthled.com/
> http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/geobulb-led-light-bulb.aspx
> As for the mandate on the CFLs or other incandescent substitutes I would
> guess the drop in demand for coal power plants will make it worth while on
a
> pollution balance side. So hopefully the peeps that are sensitive to these
> things will be better off outside. Finally with the new 20% electric rate
> hike coming we will all be looking for some relief from power demands.
> --C
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Coryndon Luxmoore
>
> Interaction Designer
>
> coryndon (at) luxmoore (dot) com
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> On Jul 13, 2008, at 9:47 AM, Theresa Mathiesen wrote:
>
> Good points, Elianna!
> Once one of our energy efficient light bulbs blew out, or died, or
> something, and made a big chemical stink.
> We have a parrot, and birds are extremely sensitive to chemical
> pollution of any kind.  Because I can't risk this chemical stink
> happening when I'm not around to open the windows and air out the
> house **immediately**, I have changed all the "energy efficient"
light
> bulbs back to the old incandescent light bulbs.  And I resent the
> (well-meaning) law that forces me to use energy efficient bulbs by
> 2012.  My parrot is a member of the family and I don't want her to be
> in danger when I'm at work or away on vacation.
> Elva Mathiesen
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Bresler E <breslerfamily at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Great news!
> Does this not include the energy efficient light bulbs?  I hate to think
> what is in THEM!  One of ours blew by some kind of shorting out.  The
smell
> was so bad I fled the house, and we could not get the smell out of the
lamp;
> after a couple weeks we gave up and threw it out.
> And even when they blow in the usual way, they stink of ozone/ions and
> burning electrical insulation. I wonder if anyone ever studied if they
emit
> anything even when the are still lit, or how toxic that stuff is when they
> burn out.
> Elianna
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Sheila Dormody - Clean Water Action
> <activist at cleanwater.org> wrote:
>
> We Stopped The Toxic Electronic Trash
> Dear Elianna,
> Thanks to the thousands of calls, letters, and emails from you, Rhode
> Island has now adopted the Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and
Recycling
> Act into law!
> You made sure that our elected officials heard that it is time to stop
> spending tax dollars to clean up this toxic trash that manufacturers have
> put into the marketplace.
> Our champions at the State House, bill sponsors Sen. Sue Sosnowski from
> South Kingstown and Rep. Art Handy from Cranston, also deserve a special
> thank you for their years of dedication to making this a reality. In this
> tight budget year, they made sure their colleagues knew this bill would be
> good both for our environment and for our economy.
> With our new law in place starting in January, electronics manufacturers
> will be responsible for recycling the computers and televisions discarded
by
> all Rhode Island households and schools.
> Not only will this bill save tax dollars, but it will give electronics
> manufacturers the right incentive to design their products to be more
> durable, less toxic, and easier to recycle in the first place. That's
the
> change that we really want to see.
> At State House hearings, the bill had broad support from the state
> Department of Environmental Management which will be responsible for
getting
> the program off the ground, the Resource Recovery Corporation which will
> expand their collection program and make it all free, local recyclers that
> expect to increase their business, as well as the environmental community.
> Over the next several months, Clean Water Action will be working with the
> Department of Environmental Management to give our input as they work to
> meet the January deadline. We will stay in touch with you to let you know
> the details about what to do with your old electronic equipment when the
> program kicks in.
> You can learn more about the problems with electronic waste and our
> national campaign on our website.
> Sincerely,
> Sheila Dormody
> Rhode Island director
> P.S. Thanks again for making this happen! Feel free to share this email
> with your friends and family.
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