According to a company in Dalian Zhao master electrician introduced, a home energy-saving fluorescent tubes containing 0.3-0.5 mg of mercury, if broken fluorescent tube, emitting mercury, will have an adverse environmental pollution, in general, one gram of mercury can contaminate approximately 100 tons of drinking water. Master Zhao suggested that home with the old fluorescent tubes can be replaced with LED tube lamps, this more environmentally friendly.

It is understood, used fluorescent tubes easily broken, broken bursts of mercury vapor. Inhaled, may lead to mercury poisoning. Public Zhang accumulation fifty-six waste fluorescent tubes. "I hope in a special area set up near the recycling bins, to facilitate the collection, such as fluorescent tubes so likely to cause pollution of garbage." Zhang said.

According to relevant provisions of the waste generated from household fluorescent tubes, are not as hazardous waste. Fluorescent tubes fragile, do not keep a separate collection more difficult. Currently, relevant departments are working to establish waste collection system, planned community set in the garbage room, collection of used batteries, fluorescent tubes and other garbage, and then were transported to the corresponding processing units.