Fluorescent Light Ban: Municipalities Rush to Switch to LED.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

In order to prevent the impact of mercury on the environment and health, the manufacture, import and export of fluorescent lamps for general lighting will be prohibited at the end of 2027 under the "Minamata Convention on Mercury". In response to this "2027 problem", local governments in the prefecture are rushing to switch to LED lighting. In anticipation of rising prices and shortages of fluorescent lamps, efforts are being made to convert public facilities to LED and to warn residents of the need to be careful when replacing them.