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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Wehby goes after Merkley in Medford debate Since You Asked: Water, retardant comprise one-two punch Boles fire arson suspect pleads not guilty Bridge work will cause more delays Thursday night Emergency services Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Emergency services Pacific Power impostors at it again in Southern Oregon Fire contained to garage Emergency Services Crews snuff RV fire on Kane Creek Road Politics and Elections Two newcomers vie for Richardson's seat Ward 2 Q&A: Clay Bearnson Ward 2 Q&A: Marlene Nuckols Ward 2 Q&A: Tim D'Alessandro Merkley-Wehby to debate Tuesday on KOBI Education Phoenix High School restores homecoming parade EP school district launches new app Striving to make the grade Fresh produce goes home with Jackson Elementary families State mandates eye exams for kids 7 and younger Environment Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt Josephine County ballot measure would ban commercial and government pesticide use Low water exposes Emigrant Lake's past Wagner Creek work would restore streambank Deer-killing disease won't taint meat for hunters State news Nation - World Obituaries Lawrence Dale Edwards Lorraine A. 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Boles fire arson suspect pleads not guilty ... Bridge work will cause more delays Thursday night ... Wehby goes after Merkley in Medford debate ... Boles fire arson suspect pleads not guilty ... Bridge work will cause more delays Thursday night ... Donate or recycle those old, unused light bulbs Being reminded by my Pacific Power statement today brought my question to mind. I have lived in this house four years and only changed a light bulb once. Now I'm replacing the old bulbs with new energy-saving bulbs. My question is, what do I do with the 14 light bulbs I have in my utility room? They are all unused and could be used by someone else. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Nov. 3, 2011 @ 12:10 am Updated Nov 3, 2011 at 3:10 AM Posted Nov. 3, 2011 @ 12:10 am Updated Nov 3, 2011 at 3:10 AM » Social News Being reminded by my Pacific Power statement today brought my question to mind. I have lived in this house four years and only changed a light bulb once. Now I'm replacing the old bulbs with new energy-saving bulbs. My question is, what do I do with the 14 light bulbs I have in my utility room? They are all unused and could be used by someone else. — L.M., Medford Since you were reminded by your power bill, we took your question to a man who can literally light up a room: Monte Mendenhall, regional community manager for Pacific Power. Mendenhall says you could give your unused incandescent bulbs to a charity such as Habitat for Humanity, but also need to consider that passing on those energy-draining bulbs to someone else doesn't help in promoting wiser energy use in the region. Let your conscience be your guide, L.M. While we were at it, we asked what we should do with old light bulbs if we want to recycle them. He pointed us to a couple of options: Home Depot has launched a free program to recycle all compact fluorescent light bulbs at its stores across the nation. The CFLs should not be thrown in the trash because they contain tiny amounts of mercury that could leach into the soil and groundwater at landfills. Rogue Transfer and Recycling will recycle light bulbs of all types at its site at 8001 Table Rock Road, but for a price. Straight fluorescent tubes are 50 cents a foot, incandescent bulbs are 50 cents each and compact fluorescent bulbs are $1.50 each. If you have the old-style incandescent light bulbs that have died, they can be disposed of in the regular trash, although a good safety precaution is to wrap them in paper to protect others in your household and disposal workers. There is a school of thought, L.M., that you should use up or give away your old-style light bulbs rather than throwing them away because of the energy and resources that have already been used in making them. Plus, it will slow down their inevitable arrival at your local landfill. Not the preference of Pacific Power (why are the lights suddenly dimming in our office as we write this?) but something to consider. If you're buying new bulbs, the CFL versions make sense, both in helping extend the region's energy supply and in helping out your wallet in the long run. According to the Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University, the average household can reduce its energy budget by $12 to $20 a month by using compact fluorescent bulbs. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected]. We're sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. 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