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Energy Sense Programs:  Residential Lighting
     

Residential Lighting
Lighting accounts for 20 percent of the average home’s electric bills. That’s why using energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs) in place of standard incandescent lamps is good for your pocketbook and the environment.  PPCS offers rebates on a variety of CFL and LED products.

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
CFL Clean Up and Dispo
sal

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
CFLs may cost more, but they…

  • Use 75% less energy

  • Last up to 10 times longer

  • Will save you $30 or more in electricity costs over their lifetime

  • Produce about 70% less heat

  • Offer the most value when using where bulbs are burned
    the most

Lighting Rebates
Residential Lighting Information Sheet (
pdf)

 

CFL Light Bulb

LED Christmas Lights

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
LEDs may cost more, but they…

  • Use up to 90% less energy

  • Last up to 10 times longer

  • Are extremely energy efficient when producing individual colors

Lighting Rebates
Residential Lighting Information Sheet (pdf)


CFL Clean Up and Disposal
How to Clean Up a Broken Bulb
Disposing of CFLs

How to Clean Up a Broken Bulb
Fluorescent light bulbs contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing. EPA recommends the following clean up and disposal guidelines:

Before Clean Up: Vent the Room

  • Open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more.

  • Shut off the central forced-air heating/air conditioning system, if you have one.

Clean-Up Steps for Hard Surfaces

  • Carefully scoop up glass fragments and powder using stiff paper or cardboard and place them in a sealed plastic bag.

  • Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder.

  • Wipe the area clean with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes and place them in the plastic bag.

  • Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces.

Clean-Up Steps for Carpeting or Rug

  • Carefully pick up glass fragments and place them in a sealed plastic bag.

  • Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder.

  • If vacuuming is needed after all visible materials are removed, vacuum the area where the bulb was broken.

  • Remove the vacuum bag (or empty and wipe the canister), and put the bag or vacuum debris in a sealed plastic bag.

  • Dispose of plastic bag at your local recycling center or other recycling locations.

Residential Lighting Information Sheet (pdf)


Disposing of CFL Bulbs
Properly dispose of a burned out CFL
at your local recycling center or other disposal locations.

Pierce County Solid Waste/ Recycling
715-273-3092
l www.co.pierce.wi.us

Pepin County Recycling
For information call: 715-672-5709

St. Croix County Recycling
715-386-4674
l www.co.saint-croix.wi.us

True Value Hardware
715-273-4361
l Ellsworth, WI

Lunds Hardware
715-425-2415
l River falls, WI

River Falls Ace Hardware
715-425-1775 l River falls, WI

Countryside Co-op - Ace Hardware
715-672-8313
l Durand, WI

Note: This list may not be complete. Listed locations may stop providing service without our knowledge.

 

 

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Last Updated:  01/12/2010.