Please vote: What do you do with your dead CFL's?

"CFLs, like all fluorescent lamps, contain small amounts of mercury[41][42] as vapor inside the glass tubing. Most CFLs contain 3 – 5 mg per bulb, with some brands containing as little as 1 mg.[43][44] Because mercury is poisonous, even these small amounts are a concern for landfills and waste incinerators where the mercury from lamps may be released and contribute to air and water pollution. In the U.S., lighting manufacturer members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) have voluntarily capped the amount of mercury used in CFLs.[45] In the EU the same cap is required by the RoHS law.""

Quote wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp

Also note if you break your cfl's everything in the area has been toxified including the soil the risk of mercury poisioning is a serious matter be careful if you break a cfl!

I understand the risks, but I toss them in the garbage. If they are so dangerous, the govt.(USA) should not be trying to phase out the incandescent bulbs and forcing people to use CFLs instead.
Florescent tube bulbs have been around for decades, but only now are florescent lights entering homes as normal lighting.
Picture how many old bulbs get tossed every year. Now picture them all containing mercury. Some will say they last longer. Well, they do sometimes but even then, after enough time goes buy there will be just as many of them tossed yearly as they wear out.
I can see these becoming the new "lead paint".
Good old incandescent bulbs, other than broken glass risk, is non-toxic out of the box and it stays they way even after it burns out.

I have never burned one out yet, but I hadn't really planned on what to do yet. I suppose if there is somewhere close by that makes it convenient, I'll try to recycle them.

Ask your power company about recycling, state law may even require it. But some states (such as mine) have power company's that will exchange your cfl's for vouchers for a cfl at a local hardware store. Call ya never know