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Landfill Mercury

Posted on 23 June 2010 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

I took this photograph on the street, a pile of waste sitting outside one of the many skyscrapers in Central (Hong Kong) waiting collection.  These exhausted fluorescent lighting tubes pictured will soon contribute mercury, mercury compounds, and waste glass into … Continue reading →

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Lamps and Mercury Pollution

Posted on 22 January 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

This morning I walked passed by another dead fluorescent lamp heading to Hong Kong’s scarce landfill (refer photograph). Sadly it is a common sight in this district. What I find annoying is that the current state of affairs makes no … Continue reading →

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