Waste energy-saving lamps waste into three difficult situation

From the beginning of October this year, many living in the lake community of people find their own cell door more than a brisk half tall box. In fact, these large yellow box is the design and installation of the Foshan Municipal Association of lighting energy-saving lamp recycling bins, these boxes have been stationed in the first 12 demonstration communities, set up a total of 25 waste recycling bins.

In recent years, energy-saving lamps with its high life, low energy consumption characteristics gradually replace the traditional incandescent lamp, however, waste energy saving lamps in the highly toxic chemicals mercury (commonly known as mercury) pollution of the city but few people know.

"Each energy-saving lamp mercury content is generally about 5 mg, while the penetration of the mercury into the ground will cause about 360 tons of water pollution of about 1 tons. The annual energy saving lamp is about 4 million in Foshan, and the pollution of the environment can be imagined. "Foshan City Secretary Lighting Association President Zhang Hua's speech reflects a reality - Foshan current governance on waste energy-saving lamps pollution is almost vacuum state, spreading channels of waste energy-saving lamps and recycling system is imperative.

However, an energy saving lamp recycling, transportation, processing costs of more than 3 yuan, the spread of channels to collect and dispose of waste energy saving lamps become another urgent problem of environmental protection in Foshan.

The pollution of waste lamps is harmful to human health

At present, 12 Tang Community Park community, community garden, Lake community, set up a total of 25 energy-saving lamps waste recycling bins, the recovery box body yellow box marked on the waste energy saving lamp recycling box and a "broken words, easy pollution, please handle with care" reminder.

Time back to 2008, the state launched the green lighting project, urban and rural residents and enterprises and other large users to buy the use of the winning enterprise energy-saving lamps can be obtained from 30% to 50% of financial subsidies. In this context, the promotion of energy-saving lamps around China very quickly. Only in 2009, Foshan's efficient lighting products to promote the quota of 2 million 50 thousand.

It is reported that the general energy saving lamp life of 3000 to 5000 hours, in accordance with the user's use of different frequencies, an energy-saving lamps can generally be used for 3 to 4 years. Today, many residents of the family's energy-saving lamps have reached the stage of intensive retirement.

At present, the public for the disposal of energy-saving lamps, are generally thrown into the trash can, the public is very little about the environmental hazards of energy-saving lamps. In fact, if the waste energy-saving lamps be thrown into the garbage, crushing, mercury vapor generated after incineration will enter the atmosphere, then settling into the soil or river and transformed into organic compounds (such as methylmercury). Methylmercury can be absorbed by the respiratory system, digestive system, and even through the skin, and accumulated in the body's liver, kidney, brain and other organs, resulting in chronic poisoning.

The blood mercury content in human body can not be more than 1.15 mg, while the body once inhaled 2.5 kgun steam can cause death. Zhang Hua said that human beings will be indirectly polluted by mercury, mercury pollution due to the environment, Mercury will be absorbed by other animals and plants, the accumulation of the body, and ultimately into the human body through the food chain.

He introduced the road, Foshan City, a total of nearly 2 million families, each family according to the 1 - 2 year replacement of energy-saving lamps to energy-saving lamps, abandoned every year 2 million - 4 million, each energy-saving lamp mercury content in general about 5 mg, and 1 mg of mercury into the ground will cause about 360 tons of water pollution.

Insiders said that the promotion of energy-saving lamps in China if the lack of recycling part of the support, it is impossible to form a virtuous cycle of sustainable development of the industry and the city, the national health is difficult to be guaranteed. "We are members of the association of enterprises are lighting enterprises, clear the discarded waste energy-saving lamps to harm the 12 district as a pilot carried out recycling channels, is only a small step that we go, I hope the whole society pay attention to recycling of energy-saving lamps, energy saving lamps more let waste to be recycled. Zhang Hua said.

Difficult to dispose of waste collection energy-saving lamps into a problem

In December 3rd, Foshan Lighting Association staff artikujt and Fen from 8:30 in the morning and left the office, from the beginning of the Lakeview community, waste energy-saving lamps and traveled 12 public community recycling discarded.

In front of the Yellow Waste energy-saving lamps and recycling bins in the Hanford Bay area at the entrance, they wear rubber gloves, the lid was yellow bins, carefully from the box and took out a long tube and is discarded energy-saving light bulbs. This is the installation of energy-saving lamps since October, after the recovery of the Foshan Lighting Association for the first time to recover the lamp. For two staff responsible for recycling, recycling work must be continued for two days, they have traveled to Chancheng each district, collect waste light bulbs, and sent to the Foshan electrical and lighting Limited by Share Ltd processing.

"FSL has a machine imported from Sweden, originally designed to waste lamp in their company, now our association and the company cooperation, we are responsible for collecting waste energy-saving lamps into the community, they help the use of waste. "Arween told reporters.

After the recovery of energy-saving bulbs, will be processed through a professional separator, the bulb can be separated from the fluorescent powder and mercury, along with other raw materials for the production of new energy-saving bulbs. Zhang Hua said that this machine is only two units in Guangdong, FSL, the machine can be used to save energy bulbs 100%, turning waste into treasure. This machine is currently not enough to eat, if used to deal with the Foshan area of waste energy saving lamp did not ask