BUT THEY'RE GREEN! THEY'RE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY! Except all the toxic heavy metals which pollute the ground water. Also, their glass is more fragile than that of incandescent light bulbs. And they stop working even the seal at the base which keeps the gases in a vacuum is damaged, so they stop working even if the glass isn't shattered, unlike incandescent light bulbs.
LEDs can be completely recycled, or if you had the most basic shop class you can replace the LEDs yourself by disassembling them and soldering in a new LED.
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