In August, incandescent bulbs were largely banned in the US and can no longer be sold or made.
Ahead of the ban, Kevin Szmyd spent $1,700 on a lifetime supply of incandescent bulbs, about 3,500.
Ahead of new regulations going into effect, Szmyd built up a collection of about 3,500 of the light bulbs.
On August 1, the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs was effectively banned in the US.
Amanda CortinaThe new rules only allow light bulbs that meet a certain level of efficiency.
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