Lack of energy-saving lamp recycling system

Economic Herald

In recent years, wind energy saving through energy-saving lamps are a great popularity. It is understood, be treated as a model of energy saving lamps, because it contains small amounts of mercury thrown away if damaged, it is likely to pollute the environment. National Energy Research Institute experts said Liu Hong, an energy-saving lamp tube contains an average of 0.5 milligrams of mercury, and 1 mg of mercury into the ground will result in approximately 360 tons of water pollution. Waste into energy-saving lamps "killer" "light is broken at home, neighborhood today to buy a few. "22, Liu told the public the economic Herald reporter, since the energy-saving lamps to spend, the family has changed a dozen, I heard that tube with mercury will pollute the environment, I am not throwing in the past have accumulated some use bad energy-saving lamps, but asked several waste collection, and the white to it away, but finally thrown into the trash.

To promote energy conservation, 2008, by the National Development and Reform Commission Ministry of Finance and other departments jointly launched a large-scale government subsidies to promote efficient lighting products activities, the use of these products and bulk users of urban and rural residents were given 50% and 30% subsidies. The project launched two years, the country has accumulated to promote energy-saving lamps 210 million, the annual saving 8.8 billion kwh, 8.8 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and plans to promote efficient lighting products this year, 150 million. This year, Shandong Province, to promote the task of 500 million, is expected to achieve energy-saving 5. 2.3 billion kwh, electricity saving 309 million yuan. It is understood that a common energy-saving lamps average mercury content of 0.5 mg, if disposed of improperly, it is seeping into the ground, follow the theory of 1 mg of mercury pollution in 360 tons of water can be calculated, 0.5 mg of mercury could contaminate 180 tons of water and the surrounding soil. Moreover, since the low boiling point of mercury at room temperature to evaporate, energy-saving lamps discarded broken, make instantaneous concentration of mercury in ambient air exceeded a hundredfold. Once in the body of mercury exceeded, would damage the human central nervous system, and the human body once inhaled 2.5 grams of mercury vapor can be fatal. Currently, energy-saving lamps contain mercury waste has been included in the "national hazardous waste list." Recycling system is still blank 22, Herald reporter arrived at Jinan, wholesale lamps, North Park Avenue, where from time to time staff reporters tried to promote energy-saving lamp Review energy saving, long service life, but when asked by reporters abandoned Herald How should the CFL deal with, can not be recovered, the clerk said there is not clear, and some say energy-saving lamps are environmentally friendly products, no pollution; most staff said that manufacturers and businesses do not provide special recycling services. Herald reporters took a few shops were observed several brands of energy saving lamps, found, including GE, Philips brands, including several energy-saving lamps are in the product instructions on the box marked on the light, the major component materials whether the toxic substances contained excessive information. Only a few brands of energy saving replacement lamp life, will abandon the energy-saving lamps for recycling. "After the energy-saving lamp return for manufacturers, as to how to deal with manufacturers, we do not know. "In light trading for many years, said Ms. Yang, the brand better energy-saving lamps can be used continuously for years without quality problems.

Herald reporter then call the Environmental Protection Bureau of Jinan City, Jinan, asked whether the recovery of abandoned channels of energy-saving lamps. Staff told the Herald reporter, issued by the State directory of new hazardous waste regulations, domestic waste generated in daily life and its packaging, pharmaceuticals, waste thermometers, blood pressure monitors waste, waste nickel cadmium batteries and mercuric oxide batteries and electronics hazardous waste, hazardous waste can not be managed in accordance with. That is, energy-saving lamps can be discarded as waste treatment. According to their understanding, no energy-saving lamps in Jinan collection points. Recovery system should be established as soon as possible "is not only energy-saving lamps, including toxic waste electrical elements of these waste recycling is a serious problem." Shandong Architecture University, Associate Professor Sun Yingjun Herald reporters received proposals from the actual situation, the bulk of users and residents of two-pronged approach to address the recycling issue. Bulk users, by the production and sale of energy-saving lamp enterprises to take responsibility for recycling; for scattered residential users, energy-saving lamps used to strengthen the propaganda against, and improve waste separation system to help residents properly dispose of used to form the habit of energy saving lamps. According to Shandong Province, a large waste recycling company said an engineer, the province after the survey data, each less than 1% recovery rate of waste lamps. The industry experts believe that this figure may represent the basic recovery of the country's energy-saving lamp status. Last year, the state promulgated the "Waste Electrical and Electronic Product Recycling Management Regulations", the Ordinance on January 1 next year began the implementation of regulations to encourage producers of electronic products, electronic waste recycling, but that the Ordinance in the extent to which the waste energy lamp recycling, are still unknown.