open scope and the WEEE regulations

The WEEE Regulations have got bigger!

The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also out of scope. In January 2019, The Regulations moved...

12m wooden luminaires

12 luminaires made from wood

A striking trend in lighting in recent years has been for luminaires with wooden housings. From spotlights to streetlights to emergency lighting signs, they’re all getting a natural makeover with sustainable materials. Here Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony selects a dozen exemplars of the...

Fife College Net Zero Lighting Whitecroft

Reusable packaging cuts 2 tonnes of waste

A reusable lighting packaging system developed by Whitecroft Lighting has eliminated over two tonnes of waste from the supply chain at Fife Learning Campus, Scotland’s first net zero college. The innovative Geopak™ solution replaces traditional single-use cardboard and plastic packaging with modular, GPS-tracked polypropylene totes. Designed...

Schneider Electric has published 50,000 EPDs

Schneider publishes 50,000 EPDs

Industrial giant Schneider Electric has published 50,000 environmental product declarations for its products in what’s believed to be a record for the industry. The EPDs, which include lighting and lighting accessories, have been released on the OneClick LCA platform, taking the number of mechanical, electrical and...

Lighting rafts originally designed for fluorescent lamps have been reused and upraded to LED at Sevendale House by P&A Projects

Lighting rafts are reused at Manchester office

Lighting rafts originally designed for T5 fluorescent lamps have been reused and upraded to LED in a sustainable project at a Manchester office. For P&A Projects, the company tasked with the upgrade, this represented a challenge as none of the rafts was identical, and each one...

Trojan Lighting has used a wireless control system to solve an urgent lighting issue at Lewisham Hospital in London

Wireless upgrade solves operating theatre headache

Engineers have used a wireless control system to solve an urgent lighting issue at an operating theatre. Trojan Lighting recently supplied smart lighting to Lewisham Hospital in London during an upgrade of the existing luminaires. After installation, it became clear that one of the fittings had been supplied with the incorrect...

The sensor made from orange drink bottles

The sensor made from orange drink bottles

Lighting controls and intelligence specialist Prolojik has unveiled a smart sensor whose housing is made from 99 per cent recycled orange drink bottles. The company says that the limited-edition sensor demonstrates its commitment to supporting the local supply chain as it is manufactured within a 100...

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