With 1st September 2009 looming and European Light Bulb Legislation coming into effect, the BBC has recently reported the ongoing trend of customers stockpiling old style light bulbs. Some shopkeepers have reported selling up to eighty light bulbs a day and shoppers have admitted to buying twenty at a time. It is suggested by the BBC that older customers in particular, are opposed to the new Eco Bulbs, claiming they do not give off enough light to read with.

From 1st September, 100 Watt Clear bulbs and opaque incandescent bulbs stop being manufactured. Shops are allowed to sell off their remaining stock, but it will be illegal for these bulbs to be imported. So once they are gone… they are gone!

However, the founder of National Carbon Footprint Day, Donnachadh McCarthy, suggested that perhaps the problem was people were not purchasing the correct size of the new type of money saving bulb. Consumers are reminded that, in the same way the old style bulbs were available in different wattages, the new style bulbs are too!

There are concerns mounting regarding the levels of Mercury in the new energy saving light bulbs. In particular, the disposal of these bulbs is a cause for concern. The Daily Mail reported last year about the dangers of Energy Saving Bulbs if they are broken and also how to dispose of them. You are advised to evacuate the room for at least fifteen minutes if you break one of these bulbs. Be sure not to inhale the dust, wear rubber gloves, wrap the bulb carefully and then take it to a council tip where it can be disposed of correctly.

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