What happens to 'Recycled' Lightbulbs? - (you might be surprised)
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- čas přidán 21. 12. 2022
- Today we dive deep into what happens to Recycled Lightbulbs. Why do lightbulbs even need to be recycled? This video is NOT sponsored. HUGE thanks to Clean Earth for letting us tour their facility! www.cleanearthinc.com if you are looking to recycle your bulbs you can always check out www.terracycle.com or take your bulbs to a local drop off point at a Lowes, Home Depot, or other hardware store.
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When Zack holds that bottle of liquid mercury, I somehow am kinda worried about a Linus drop happening :s
bruv, Linus gives me anxiety
Uou can see his grip on it with the finger underneath. That wasn't going anywhere.
I'm confident that Linus is officially banned from holding 2/3 of the periodic table in his hands.
What happened?
I can't believe they let him hold it!
When I was I kid I would sword fight with those long lights until they exploded. was super fun. Turns out probably wasn't super safe...
That explains alot Dan.
@@JerryRigEverything agreed, haha. Hopefully they were the LED kind (prolly not due to the age of, well, you know, but here's hoping).
Thanks for the videos, Zack! Please do more of them when you're able.
The problem with recycling them is that those places always have a big drop and if you put in a bulb they immediately crack. You showed the bin at end of video and you can see how that is a hazard!
I did the same as a kid. We didn't care and as you when they exploded, what fun. I grew up in the sixties and into the seventies and we didn't care, nobody did. This about fish is old.
These factory tour videos are a new favorite for me.
This guy supports Anker which owns Eufy look it's up. Zack knowingly is continuing to support this company even though they spy on Americans. Zack if a fake patriot and you should support his Chanel
its nice that you make these video`s they are interesting and positive we keep improving
Thank you!
@@JerryRigEverything elon lover
@@Gecmajster123456 random idiot 😂
@@russjam121 totally agree with you, thats your pronoun 🤣
@@JerryRigEverything "mercury is incredibly toxic to both environment and humans" Get your facts right, if mercury was toxic we wouldnt be using it for tooth fillings. its safe material for human use. Please dont spread fear propaganda about mercury.
Thanks for the informative video. One small correction. Most of the current in a fluorescent bulb is carried by argon gas, not by mercury. Electrons from the ionized argon excite mercury atoms, which then emit uv light. The uv light is absorbed by the phosphors, and they in turn give off visible light. That’s why the uv lamp you showed had no phosphor coating. It uses the uv light from the mercury directly.
and in UV-C tubes they have to use special "quartz" glass (its not actually the mineral quartz) or else the short UV waves would be blocked by the glass as it absorbs those spectra. The black color on many UV tubes are probably a filter to block out visible spectrum light as to not disrupt how the UV looks when you use it to make things fluoresce.
The special "quartz" glass they use in these bulbs gets damaged severely by the UVC in just a few hours. It will loose a significant amount of its ability to let through short wave UV light, something like 10-15%. but after the first "burn in" period of the glass, its clarity reduces much more slowly. But over time the bulb will eventually need to be replaced due to the light damaging it to the point it doesnt transmit much UV.
a lot of "CO2" lasers also have a mix of gasses to make them LASE.
@@alexdrockhound9497 i feel like you still have to include the R when using "laser" as a verb.
@@jonathanodude6660 "The back-formed verb to lase is frequently used in the field, meaning "to give off coherent light""
"when a laser is operating it is said to be "lasing""
@@alexdrockhound9497 ah. You wrote it as an acronym, which changed its reading such that the meaning was lost. If lase is backformed from laser (the device) rather than LASER (the process) then spelling with capitals would be misleading as the original meaning of the acronym is not relevant to the meaning of the verb; the verb is not an acronym at all and has no reason to be spelled in caps. “Lasering” would have a different connotation and implied meaning, correct? Ie a material could “lase” but only a person could “laser”?
Thank you for sharing! These educational videos are incredibly helpful and good for spreading awareness!
I am loving the influx of "How it's made" type videos from Zack!
great video as always.
here in norway every shop that sells lightbulbs, and batteries for that matter, are obliged to collect used ones.
I love how committed you are to help the environment and educate/entertain us at the same time. This makes for continually great content!
I work for a collection centre and it's nice to see such a huge amount of everyday house stuff gathered together and know it'll be given new life. Recycling is fundamental.
This was really informative and useful. Really concerning about the mercury contamination of fish... not to mention the guidance of reduce of consumption of cans of tuna. One would think there would be stricter regulations federally in place to reduce this contamination.... goes to people really need to get push their elected officials locally and federally in doing the right thing in environmental as well health regulations and not be beholden to lobbyists and corporations.
I bet most people rather their money be spent on something else like gun rights
@@thomasandrews9355 Wouldn't be much need to spend money on retaining a right if there weren't so many trying to get rid of it. Really is nice we can do both simultaneously though.
@@thomasandrews9355 i would
The reason fish in particular are a problem is bioaccumulation. Most of the land animals we eat are herbivores, but a lot of fish, especially big ones, are carnivores, and they eat other, smaller carnivores, sometimes several layers deep. Each step up the food chain concentrates any contaminant that can't be filtered out expelled. Material in the ocean flows around, so limiting fishing to cleaner regions only does so much, and people would complain if tuna just ended up being illegal to sell. People who know about this and are concerned can choose other foods that are much lower in mercury, like fish that eat plants, or replacing canned tuna with chicken.
Even if we stop adding new pollution globally, things like mercury will hang out in the biosphere for a while, before they end up getting deep enough in sediment to be removed from circulation.
Radiation can be detected from a safe distance and eventually decays away over time. Mercury doesn't ☠️ it stays forever toxic and *builds up* in food chain
my dad used to work at a lamp plant, and they were very proactive about checking the employees for mercury exposure. they would make you sign your name and keep them on file to compare against past signatures in case they started to get jittery or sloppy, as if you were exposed to a harmful amount of mercury and were poisoned, sloppy motor skills are one of the symptoms. always thought that was interesting. cool to see the process to recycle these, having known a bit of the process to make these kinds of bulbs!
And then they thought it was good idea to put that toxic metal into ppls tooth fillings.
Great video! Loved seeing what happens, and the resources to recycle.
I love that you make all different types of videos and I especially love that this wasn't even sponsored.
“Today on how it is unmade”
This is really cool process!
I like the direction the channel is going. Love to hear about the positives that we can do for the environment.
I like these plant operation videos. Really enjoyed the Ford plant on the Lighting truck. Now would like to see the Chevy Electrictruck & SUV being built. It was very educational. I use to work for Zenith Electronics in Springfield, MO until they moved the plant to Mexico. I miss it a lot. Especially the people, but I love my job too.
Thanks Zack for sharing these type of videos & tell your wife hi too. Love your wheelchair business you all are doing. God bless & have a wonderful day,
Chris from Missouri
Thanks for the great content Zach!! Merry Christmas from Layton Utah!!!!
Thank you so much, I so enjoy these trips to different facilities and the work that goes into first understanding what is happening and then your concise explanation. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for bringing these videos to us. They are very educational and it is nice to know that there are companies that have thought this out and are doing the right thing!
Love these videos!! Please keep them going. How recycling happens for every day items and such and factory tours. Merry Christmas.
Quite enlightening video, thx & merry X-mas!
Really awesome that they open the machines for you to see what's going on inside. Please make more videos like this
Interesting, I never really gave this any thought. I guessed it was only the glass that got recycled.
I think Led lighting does not have mercury but before being soo popular we have used various tipes of florescent lamps that have warnings in the packege also our old monitors that are non led backlighted uses florescent lamp that has mercury too and have on the back of the panel an warning about the correct dispose of that device.
Only certain types of light bulbs actually have mercury in them. Incandescent and halogen lamps, which just contain a filament, do not contain mercury - whereas CFL lamps, fluorescent lamps, discharge lamps (sodium/metal halide/mercury vapor) etc contain mercury that needs to be carefully disposed of.
Thankfully, LED lamps do not contain mercury.
@@Johnny2Feathers sure... in this not giving this thought means poisoning our food supply. Seems dumb.
@@TheSpotify95 But in the first minute of the video he said halogen bulbs have mercury in them, are you saying Zack is wrong?
Love these videos. There is still hope for a better future! I didn't know I could recycle these at Lowe's, will definitely do that in the future!
I really feel if the store sells it they should recycle it. I tried recycling two round fluorescent lamps at Menards within the past year. They would not because they are round. But they did sell me two replacement round lamps. I'll give Lowes a try if and when I go there and remember the lamps.
I hope you do more videos like these. Coz we enjoy listening to you.
Thanks for letting me know I could recycle them at Lowes. That's super easy. I switched all my lights to LED a while ago but I'll keep that in mind.
These videos like this are amazing where your channel is headed. However, we need an update on the whisper project.
I like this sort of video. Using your platform to educate people about recycling and other critical environment issues is very important, and hopefully impactful. Thanks!
really enjoying the reach out into this different kind of content
It's very nice and educational to see such videos in your channel, this was really informative for me..
Thank you for sharing it with us.
These videos are awesome, thanks for taking the time and effort to do this! :D
The effort that goes into recycling these things is kinda satisfying
Great content as always
The problem with the places like Lowes and Home Depot to recycle is that the bins for recycle are too big and whenever you put in a bulb they immediately break. And some of them don’t want to take fluorescent bulbs.
I've had that problem as well. The noise from all that glass breaking is extremely distracting and keeps you from focusing on why you came to the store in the first place. Half the time when you go to talk to an employee, there's a communication problem, not only because of all of the noise but sometimes because the employee is wearing a mask.
Yeah, I asked a Home Depot employee whether they accept fluorescent tubes, and he said yes. I came back to the store with a couple of fluorescent tubes, and another employee told me they didn't accept tubes.
The only bulbs they recycle are fluorescent bulbs. None of the others contain mercury. Unfortunately, they often only take compact fluorescent bulbs, not the tubes as they're much more bulky.
@@electronics-girl Exactly this has happened to me. And then my town has a e-waste recycle day, but they too only take household appliances not bulbs because according to them that is not a household appliance. It is all BS!
At my Home Depot, they have plastic bags for you to put the bulbs in. I've never had a problem with anything breaking. They don't take the long tubes, though. I've seen them in people's trash cans multiple times.
Merry Christmas to you and your family sir. Keep up the good content love from Scotland
This is what surprise me Jerry, whenever you are talking about something new in your videos, it seems like you have already done this as your major. Like you already knew it. Thanks man, you motivate me all the time.
You can explore making videos about factory tours.. they are always interesting. Hoping more like these come along!
Informative video Zack thanks 👍 Happy Christmas to you and your family.
Love these calm, cool and collective videos 🤙🏽
I love these kinda videos it reminds me of my time in Engineering where went for Industrial Visit, thanks Zack !
Very awesome to see people doing due diligence to clean up our mess. Thanks Mr Everything!!!!!!! For the great "enlightenment" of the light bulb issue.
WOW, I'm impressed with your professionalism and your natural host abilities. You're video's on recycling, etc... should be featured on television for all to see. Keep up with the great research and content. Thanks
I never knew, but now I do. This facility is amazingly clean for working on such dangerous material. Way to go Clean Earth and thanks Zack!! Merry Christmas.
"amazingly clean for working on such dangerous material." and that is exactly why it is so clean.
Very interesting Zack, thanks for the education on recycled light bulbs, not something I would go looking for but it was fun to watch and I learned something.
Take care, happy holidays to you and your family.
I appreciate to have this kind of video, so we know where we can “properly” dispose. Also, it is fun to watch. Reverse version of how to make.
Thank you for an insightful video. I enjoy those much more than phone tests.
Can you please make a video about your eclectic Humvee? Eager to know the final result
This is super important. Thanks for sharing!
I would Love to watch more videos of this kind, Zack is an Awesome Story Teller
Nice to get to learn about light bulb recycling and raise awareness in society about this topic. Thanks Zack!
Very useful information, thanks Jerry.
Awesome content! Thank you, Zach!
Fantastic video. Highly educating as well.
I always have had the concern with cCFL bulbs. And after watching this, now I can recycle them. ♻️
Super interesting, I hope you'll make more videos about recycling :)
The vaporization and subsequent cooling is more expensive in terms of energy consumption why they are not using alternative chemical separation techniques?. great video looking for more industrial content like this 🤩
Nice to see and understand the process. Thanks for showing.
Good coverage of the recycling process, very informative
Thanks for sharing your light(s) this Christmas!
Thanks for covering the recycling of CFLs. They are something that more people need to be aware of regarding their dangers and wasted resources
I love these recycling videos! Almost everyone I know doesn't recycle their light bulbs. Cans and scrap Iron, yes. But not bulbs. We need not only more drop off centers but more warehousing that contains this type of equipment to extract the mercury. Extremely informative!
Thank you for bringing awareness to this.
Great coverage!!
I had no idea some of my light bulbs had mercury in them. Thanks for this video Zack, I'll be recycling any of my florescent bulbs from here on in.
Thank you for the educational video.. Always wanted to know what happens to the recycled bulbs..
This is the industry I work in (hazmat/haz-waste solutions) so thanks for bringing this to more people's eyes. I am glad to see more people will realize that their lightbulbs are can and should be recycled instead of ending up in a landfill.
Depending on your state, most will run household hazardous waste events where you can drop off lightbulbs as another great solution for disposal.
Thanks for showing this process, simple but interesting, evaporating the mercury is easy and efficient 👍
keep up with the philanthropic work. It was an eye-opener with a great awareness
Thanks Zack, for also spitting facts like FDA recommendation to not have more that one can of Tuna per week 😅 Also, great job on covering this!
Yeah, that was impetus for me to finally check how much higher in mercury the "no added salt" white albacore tuna I'd been giving my cats occasionally was (it's almost cheaper than canned cat food & same sodium!). Turns out it's *3X* regular tuna! I knew it might be a little higher, but how are they even allowed to sell this?!?
@@joez.2794 Tbh pets are not that protected and companies are allowed to sell real crappy food that would be banned if it were to humans.
@@desther This isn't pet food tho - it's grocery store Starkist tuna.
Great video. I’ve learned a lot. Thanks!
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Thanks for this video, always wondered about this!!
Always a good day when Zack posts
Jerry, Thanks so much for providing this most interesting mercury harvesting. I remember collecting it from old mercury switches many decades ago. I remember the U.S. Government banning those silent mercury wall switches so many of us had in our homes, at that time!
Growing up with PBS made me a sucker for 'how it's made' type clips. Well done on channeling that energy.
Nice to find you again as I lost you shortly after you got the prototype done. I enjoyed bouncing the ideas back and forth. That elevator install looked expensive when you could have simply built one like I did for my shop.
That’s pretty dope. Props to CleanEarth for the tour.
Love these videos! Awesome stuff
Always interesting and useful information 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Brilliant video.. please do more of these.
Great video. Much love from Kenya Africa
Awesome job zack.
A very informative video
I once broke a thermometer 🤒 when i was a kid.
This is a great, educational video. I bought a house a couple years ago and I have a ton of tube fluorescent bulbs I need to get rid of, now I have a better idea of where I can go and why I shouldn't just shatter them and throw them in the trash lol
Very interesting and informative !! Thanks !!
I've never seen those bins at either Lowes or Home Depot in Canada.
But I've seen them at IKEA with the battery bins.
It's too bad that most of these bulbs end up in landfills in Canada. No one really cares.
Great video with lots of information
Good video, Well explained. This guy has a Great voice for Podcasting, Voice overs and all that. Should look into that. Maybe already has. 👍👍🍺
When I was a kid in grade school the teachers allowed raw liquid mercury to be passed around from student to student as a "science demonstration" of some sort. We'd roll it around on our hands and look at it up close while admiring its strange beauty. At the end of the demonstration the last student to handle the mercury would deposit any tiny amount remaining back into the bottle from which it was originally dispensed. By that time the quantity had decreased dramatically from the amount initially poured into the first child's hands. I asked my parents if I could have some mercury of my own but they told me "No, because it's probably expensive and you don't need it".
That was awesome content. Thank you.
You are mind blowing personality ❤
I love those episodes please do more :-)
His channel is now fancy facilities tours... and im here for it!
Great video!!
Thank you for always writing converted units in the videos
Thanks for every intel about techs till now
I appreciate the video and especially the information on how to recycle. I have a box of burnt out fluorescent bulbs to dispose of.
More recycling with Jerry please
Yes! More factory type tours please!!!
Thanks for the great video! I would love to see one on how lithium batteries are recycled.