UK: talking of the forcing of "energy-saving" bulbs on the populace

Councils across the UK are refusing to pick up low-energy lightbulbs from homes as they contain toxic mercury, which gives off poisonous vapours.

But confused consumers are putting the new bulbs – classed as hazardous waste – in their dustbins when they burn out, potentially putting the safety of thousands of binmen at risk.

Previously, the public disposed of traditional lightbulbs, used in Britain for 120 years, in a domestic bin.

However, they are being phased out under a European Union ruling and are being replaced with energy-saving bulbs, many of which contain mercury.

Last night UNISON, the union which represents thousands of rubbish collectors across Britain, said it was concerned at the risks binmen are facing. The rest here.

And from the comments section: "Lovely to see the 'elf-n-safety' jobsworth greeny pc lefty beardy-weirdies caught out by their very own nonsense."

UPDATE - RELIAPUNDIT - VIA AMERICAN DIGEST:






RELIAPUNDIT UPDATE #2: Ingenious German entrepreneurs figure out a way around the incandescent light bulb ban

The eco-wackos have succeeded in banning the standard incandescent light bulb, leaving us with those ugly, mercury-filled, twisty bulbs. But two German entrepreneurs have figured a way to turn liberal stupidity on itself and get around the ban at the same time.
light bulb heat ball

Do not make the mistake of thinking this is a light bulb

Just as acts of terrorism have been renamed “made-made disasters” by the Obama administration, these guys had one of those Eureka! moments when they realized they could get around the light bulb ban simply by renaming them “Heat Balls.”

Ahhh, the genius of German design:

A German entrepreneur is bypassing a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts by marketing his own brand as mini heaters.

Siegfried Rotthaeuser and his brother-in-law have come up with a legal way of importing and distributing 75 and 100 watt light bulbs – by producing them in China, importing them as “small heating devices” and selling them as “heatballs” … 

On their website, the two engineers describe the heatballs as “action art” and as “resistance against legislation which is implemented without recourse to democratic and parliamentary processes.”

The company’s sold out its first 4,000 Heat Balls in just 72 hours.

THE BEST WAY OUT OF LEFT-WING IDIOCY IS RIGHT-WING INGENUITY!