HR0296

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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 
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others are encouraging Americans to switch to compact 
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fluorescent lamps ("CFLs") to save energy and reduce greenhouse 
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gas emissions; and

 
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    WHEREAS, CFLs contain a small amount of mercury sealed 
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within glass tubing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Spent CFLs should be recycled rather disposed of 
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in regular household trash to help prevent the release of 
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mercury to the environment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, There is not a convenient and widely accessible 
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network of facilities for the collection and recycling of CFLs 
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at the end of their useful life; and

 

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    WHEREAS, It is difficult for households and consumers to 
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find specific information on the mercury content of CFLs and 
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options for recycling the spent lamps; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to work with lamp 
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manufacturers, retailers, utilities, and state and local 
 


 






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governments to expand the opportunities to recycle spent CFLs 
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generated by households and consumers; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Federal Trade Commission strengthen the 
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lamp labeling requirements for CFL packaging in a manner that 
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will provide more detailed information about the mercury and 
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lead content of CFLs and advise consumers to recycle spent CFLs 
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instead of placing them in the trash; and be it further 

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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delivered to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the 
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Federal Trade Commission.