Check with hardware stores in your area to see if they have a fluorescent-bulb recycling program. Many do, and will gladly take the old bulbs free of charge.

You can test for radiation leakage from a microwave oven by using a fluorescent light bulb.

Because few options exist to test fluorescent bulbs before replacing them, lighting technicians “have adopted a replace-and-hope strategy,” says Jon Morrow, director of product marketing for ...