re: Thousands! You mean millions - probably billions.
SDAI, I know you're right and I hope you're wrong as to their disposal management.
The good thing about these flourescent bulbs is that they DO last a long time (20 yrs. and I've even heard 30s and even 40s in some cases). Hopefully, we'll all know, universally, what to do with them when their time is up (I'm hoping in ten at most).
