You knew this was coming - Broken Bulbs and how to dispose of them

Broken Light Bulb on Carpet

Ok...Ok...... It happened -- after all those light bulb changes I managed to break one of the bulbs, and not the old bulb, it had to be the new one energy efficient bulbs. ..... and if things could not get worse, it broke on carpet!

Did you know there was a special way to dispose of these bulbs. There sure is, as Camini remarked as she chuckled in the background, because they contain some powdery elements that you don't want to spread. So I pulled out my phone and did a quick search on YouTube. Half an hour later I knew all there was about cleaning up broken light bulbs, and some cute kitten videos. (You tube is addictive, you know!)

So here is the lowdown: (or is the hip term now Down Low? Maybe that's something different!)

1. Get a plastic grocery bag to collect all the debris, so you can tie it tightly and no slivers will escape.
2. Use rubber kitchen gloves (or garden gloves in a pinch) to pick up the larger glass pieces and place in the bag.
3. Use sticky tape, the widest you can find (like Duct tape or packing tape), turned inside out, to pat on the smaller pieces and slivers.  Unwind the tape and place in the bag.
4. If you need to vacuum the remaining glass slivers or dust, be sure to remove the vacuum bag afterwards and place in the bag with the other debris.  Or if the vacuum is bagless, empty into the plastic bag, wipe out the inside with a wet paper towel, and place that in the bag.
5. Tie the bag!
6. Finally, check with your local city or county for instructions on how and where to dispose of the bag.  In some areas you can simply put out with your normal trash.

So there you have it!  Next time I'll be more careful!

----------------------------------------------- My Alexa Joke of the day -------------------------------------------

How many Software Engineers does it take to change a light bulb? 

None -- that is a Hardware problem!

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