Benefits of LED Lights Replacing CFL and Environmental Protection Recycle

Benefits of LED Lights Replacing CFL and Environmental Protection Recycle

What is an LED light bulb from BROSintl®?

Replacing your lighting with LED bulbs is one of the easiest things you can do to save electricity and money in your home! LED (light-emitting-diode) lighting surpasses the efficiency of existing technologies, such as CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) and incandescent bulbs. 

Benefits of LED Lighting of BROSled.com.

• Reduced Energy Costs.

LEDS use up to 80% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs.

• Dimmable.

Dimmable LEDs can be used with dimmers designed for LEDs.

• Long Lifespan.

LED bulbs last up to 25 Years or 25,000 hours based on average household usage.

• No Flicker.

LED bulbs don’t have any of that annoying flicker effect like other energy-efficient bulbs.

• Wide Variety of Colors and Types.

LED bulbs are available in a variety of forms, and emit a wide range of colors, from cool to warm. Need help selecting the right LED for you? Find our LED Selector Tool & Style Selector Sign at a participating retailers or contact our Energy Advisors at (206) 684-3800 or by email.

• No Mercury.

LED bulbs contain no mercury.

Environmental Considerations

Fluorescent lighting, like linear fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lamps (CFL bulbs), contain small amounts of mercury, so they must be recycled at a local collection site because they are banned from going in the garbage.

• Before recycling a working CFL or fluorescent tube, consider using it to in a place where light is not used very often. While LEDs may outperform fluorescent bulbs, there are few reasons to recycle a fluorescent bulb when it is still working.

• CFL recycling

If you're replacing a burned-out or old CFL be sure to visit one of these convenient locations that recycle CFLs for free: Bartell Drugs, Home Depot, Lowes, McLendon Hardware and SCL's North and South Service Centers.

For a complete list of recyclers, visit lightrecycle.org

• Linear fluorescent tube recycling

Linear tubes also must be recycled, for a list of locations visit Seattle Public Utilities recycling look up tool.

Life Arts from Your Abandoned Incandescent Light Bulb

Nowadays with the technology development, the incandescent light bulbs are banned in more and more countries, replacing incandescent bulb to the green energy LED light bulb to save the energy. LEDs have many advantages compared to the traditional energy bulb, you can check advantages from this article, "LED the Best Among Primary Types of Light Sources"

So how to deal with the abandoned bulbs, BROS requires everybody to recycle your abandoned bulbs, check the reason from this article, "Why Recycle Light Bulbs?"

Besides recycle, is there any usage with your incandescent bulbs? Of course, there is. Life needs creation,  arts are at your side, see our arts for you. 

A Piece of Art

 

General Knowledge of LED Light Compared to Incandescent Light

BROSled.com Future-oriented LED Light

You may find that the initial cost of LED light is quite high compared to the incandescent light, however they are much cheaper overtime than conventional light. There are some comparisons that you must know. 

Lumen(lm) or Watt(W)

Generally, a wattage isn’t an indication for brightness but a measurement of how much energy the light bulb draws. While the traditional incandescent bulbs, there is an accepted correlation between the watts drawn and the brightness. However, for LED light, the watts are not a good predictor of how bright the LED light will be. You must know how many lumens does the LED light produce. While measuring, ensure that the value is as high as possible, also keeping in mind the quality of the chip and the manufacturer. In this way, you will get a good quality LED light.

Color Temperature

LED light is quite capable of displaying a range of impressive colors. They include purples, reds and a spectrum of whites and yellows. You can look at the variety of LED lights and opt for one that suits your needs best. The color temperature is usually measured in a unit known as Kelvin (K). It is said that a warm yellow light has a lower color temperature with a lower Kelvin value. Thus, giving a comfortable atmosphere and ambiance. On the other hand, a cool blue light offering a higher color temperature with a Kelvin value that is higher is said to be more energizing.

Color Temperature Comparison from www.BROSled.com