According to EPA rules, when disposing of a CFL you should take the bulb to your local recycling center. If you throw them away at home, the EPA suggests, sealing the bulb within two plastic bags and placing besides your trash bin due to the possibility of the glass breaking and releasing the mercury into the landfills. LED bulbs contain neither lead nor mercury, have a limited impact upon the environment and are recyclable therefore, the hazardous concerns to ones health are negated. 

LED's use 90% less energy than Incandescent, come in a broad spectrum of colors, are almost heatless, use less wattage, are dimmable, virtually maintenance free and typically can last up to 60,000 hours. 50 Incandescent bulbs are equal to 1 Solid State lamp. A one watt Solid State lamp produces 30 lumens of luminosity, which is sufficient for a flashlight, clustering these bulbs together can produce enough brightness to equal what you are already accustom to. For example a 20watt Solid State bulb can replace a 150watt halogen bulb providing the same lumen output as well as consuming much less energy than it's predecessor. Basically, a Solid State lamp lasts up to 5 times longer than a compact fluorescent. Although, these new bulbs initially cost a little bit more the overall savings can by far out way the startup costs.

As people are moving into being more energy and cost conscience, as well as wanting to conform to the new EPA rules, a retrofit kit maybe the appropriate choice to make. This type of bulb is can be used in a myriad of different existing fixtures that were intended for use of High Pressure Sodium, Mercury Vapor, Metal Halide with a retrofit kit (make sure that the retrofit kit is compatible). Retrofit kits are a relatively inexpensive alternative to meeting the government's new standards. There are retrofit kits for a broad range of commercial and residential landscape, indoor, and street lighting fixtures. 

With the expansion of this energy efficient technology of LED lighting, manufactures are able to create new ways to use light making fixtures smaller, more interesting and unusual as well as being cool to the touch. Perfect for applications for under your kitchen cabinets, pendants step or down lights, outdoors, anywhere you need enough luminosity to perform the task or create the look that you are wanting in an energy efficient manner.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial lights & commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states