The installation of the LED light tubes is a part of a pilot program for the city of San Juan Capistrano in California. The program is aimed at conserving energy and help stimulate customers to go green.
Ziad Mazboudi, senior city civil engineer, says that the city is interested in reducing its usage of lighting that contains mercury and in finding energy-efficient alternatives.
In addition to providing an energy-efficient alternative, unlike the fluorescent tubes they replace, the ilumisys tubes are mercury free. The 500-600 million fluorescent tubes discarded annually in the US introduce an estimated two to four tons of mercury to the environment, despite industry and government efforts to limit mercury content and encourage recycling.
