From today the EU ban on production of light bulbs of 75 watts and 100

German buyers are massively in recent weeks bought large quantities of bulbs before the ban on the production of strong and traditional light bulbs, whose first degree in the European Union (EU) comes into force.

Institute for Market Research GFK said that the consumption of light bulbs over the summer last year jumped by 34 percent. In the EU countries not to produce matte light bulbs, as well as those of 75 and 100 watts, and the shops are allowed to sell stocks that still have.
From September 2011th will be banned traditional light bulbs of 60 watts until the autumn 2012th and others, and the 2016th in use in the EU should only be called compact light bulbs with low energy consumption and halogenske bulbs.
GFK Institute noted that German consumers' panic buying light bulbs, because for them they are part of the tradition that you do not want to give up. "
Thereby the mass buying not only those bulbs that are prohibited, but one that still may be used.

According to EU estimates, replacing traditional light bulbs with new, saving the model year it is possible to "save" 15 million tons ugljendikosida and thus slow the adverse climate change.
In traditional light bulbs most current decay heat broadcasting, and only five percent of the energy is converted into light.
With compact economical light bulb that is in turn 25 per cent.
Therefore, the new bulbs consume 65 to 80 percent less electricity than traditional ones.
According to the allegations of the European Commission, responsible consumption of electricity savings which is Romania.

New, saves energy light bulbs is much more expensive than classical, but the associations of consumers said that despite the fact and should opt for the highest quality goods.
Good compact bulb lasts 10,000 to 15,000 hours, while the lifetime of classical light bulb ends up after 1000 hours of use.

Critics who mark the first phase of the ban on light bulbs advertise in the German media have more objections to the account of the thrifty bulbs.
Believes that the cold bluish light that it makes in sensitive people can cause a depressed mood.
However, manufacturers in this match that in the meantime has produced and frugal bulbs with "warmer" light.
In addition, critics say the risk to health could represent as electromagnetic radiation of light bulbs, and mercury that is used for its production.
However, scientific studies that prove this is no more.
GFK Institute on the occasion of the beginning of prohibition said that "nostalgia for the conventional bulbs in Germany transient phenomenon and that their use will be smaller, despite the fact that it will still be possible that they obtain in unlimited quantities outside the EU.