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... insignificant. Given that much household waste ends up in landfill, the potential for contamination of sub-soil and water supplies with highly toxic mercury is a very real threat. Accordingly CFL light bulbs are now classified as hazardous waste and in the UK for example are subject to the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations. Put simply, you should observe this advice for disposal of low energy CFL light bulbs and dispose of CFLs at special Designated Collection Facilities rather than put them in the bin with the rest of the trash. All in all, ownership of CFL low energy light bulbs is ... ... that it admits more in the way of solar energy than the regular wood paneled variety. The point about sheds is that because they are most emphatically not true residential dwellings they are typically fairly inexpensive and easy to site in whatever location happens to suit, and without the attendant aggravation of complying with building Regulations and health and safety legislation and every other creeping blight on your ability to exercise freedom and apply common sense. That is, of course, until you want to add some power to your (usually wooden) garden shed. Then you have a problem. ... ... is concerned. But it's not really about tree-hugging and hand-crafted eco-credibility any more; in addition to very sound environmental reasons, there are very sound economic reasons to go green these days. The ever rising cost of conventional fossil fuel and increasingly tough legislation and Regulations (such as the Building Regulations Part L - Conservation of fuel and power) mean that many of us need to consider installing a variety of renewable energy sources. In the case of new builds, including extensions of any significant size to existing properties. the Regulations (such as the aforementioned "Document L" which is the UK implementation of the EU Energy ... ... among our politicians may be conspicuous by it's absence, there's nothing stopping us as individuals (that's me, you and anyone else who feels like joining in the fun) from taking action to at least protect ourselves and even take advantage of what tomorrow is pretty damn likely to bring us; a world of stringent carbon Regulations and sky-high conventional energy costs. There is no magic elixir that can replace oil and save the day; it simply won't happen. But there are many different ways to address the myriad areas that presently depend on oil ... ... that is, that you're fortunate enough to be able to do so. These include in no particular order: aesthetic value; efficiency; money saving; green energy; low carbon and other environmental considerations; increase the value of your property even. Not everyone is able to take advantage of a wood burning stove though. Common impediments are an unsuitable property, air pollution Regulations, lack of access to or storage space for fuel (principally seasoned wood or specially manufactured pellets). And anyway, there isn't at ...