The compact fluorescent light bulb revolution nearly occurred back in the early 1990s. When CFLs first hit the market in force, consumers bought them in large numbers -- but they hated them.

To address those potential risks, and to help employees better protect their workers who may recycle or otherwise dispose of fluorescent bulbs, OSHA has released a new fact sheet and quick card. The ...

Compact fluorescent bulbs are a lot more energy efficient than incandescent ones, but contain mercury. Therefore all they require special handling and are dangerous if they're tossed in the trash ...

General Electric will stop producing compact fluorescent lights this year as the company founded by Thomas Edison shifts focus to more advanced bulbs. Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are growing in… ...

Two educational resources from OSHA, a fact sheet and a Quick Card, bear information about avoiding mercury exposure while crushing or recycling fluorescent bulbs. The agency notes that compact ...

Health Canada says it is testing compact fluorescent bulbs to measure potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation and electromagnetic field exposure levels.