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Originally Posted by spindles
Fluorescent globes have quite a lot of mercury in them - not exactly as "environmentally friendly" as they sound - certainly not something that should be thrown in landfill when broken.
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LED lightbulbs have no mercury or halogen gases and have more than double the lifetime of fluorescent and five times the lifetime of incandescent.
While still not cheap, the price is coming down on LEDs and IMO, it makes for the best lighting for reading at any price!