How to recycle waste energy-saving lamps because of the great harm
Now the country is promoting energy conservation, and many households in cities use energy-saving lamps. However, energy-saving lamps are easy to break, and their service life is not long. The replaced energy-saving lamps are thrown away as garbage. It is understood that there is gaseous mercury in energy-saving lamps. What will be the consequences of throwing it everywhere, which is very harmful to the environment and human body, but it has not attracted enough attention. I haven’t heard of any place that specializes in recycling waste energy-saving lamps. In fact, the mercury in energy-saving lamps can be recycled, which not only saves energy and protects the environment, but also produces economic benefits. I don’t know why no one comes to recycle it?
There are many citizens who are worried about mercury recycling. “Sofa” netizens said that they know that if mercury is discarded randomly, it will pollute the soil and water quality. At the same time, the evaporated mercury vapor is toxic, and in the end, the victim is himself. Therefore, if you encounter leaked mercury, you should put them into small bottles, seal them with water, tighten the caps, and hand them over to the recycling point for recycling.
Many people know that the replaced energy-saving lamps and broken thermometers contain mercury. If these things are thrown randomly, they will pollute the environment and affect people’s health. Many people suggested that the CDC and environmental protection departments should take the lead to set up mercury recycling points in various streets; at the same time, relevant departments should take the lead to conduct recycling training for school doctors and other personnel on how to properly collect and dispose of mercury after leakage. Due to the use of home thermometers and sphygmomanometers, incidents of mercury leakage in the family also occur from time to time. Therefore, it is recommended to widely publicize the collection methods of mercury after leakage through various channels.
Currently, there is no effective recycling channel for the replaced energy-saving lamps. Therefore, when people buy energy-saving lamps, try to choose products with higher quality assurance.
According to some data, 1 mg of mercury can pollute 360 tons of water. There is no formal channel on the market for recycling energy-saving lamps. There is gaseous mercury in energy-saving lamps, especially most of the high-efficiency electric light sources currently used contain mercury. According to the size and specifications of energy-saving lamps, one energy-saving lamp contains 0.5-5 mg of gaseous mercury. If handled carelessly, mercury vapor will overflow and people will inhale mercury vapor. Once the mercury in the body exceeds the standard, it will harm the central nervous system and liver. , kidneys and other human organs.
After the mercury vapor solidifies into a liquid, it will also pollute the nearby soil and water sources, and 1 mg of mercury can pollute 360 tons of water. “In the garbage heap, fragments of fluorescent lamps can often be seen”. Therefore, it is imperative to establish a sound recycling system for waste energy-saving lamps and take the recycling of hazardous wastes as an important aspect of urban management. Professional institutions for recycling and processing. Provide certain subsidies to energy-saving lamp manufacturers, and advocate enterprises to carry out pilot projects of trade-in and recycling of waste energy-saving lamps, and send the recycled waste energy-saving lamps to the hazardous waste treatment center for harmless treatment.
