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...

Trilux Oleveon

Trilux unveils moisture-proof light made from recycled plastic

Trilux has unveiled a version of its Oleveon Fit and Aragon Fit moisture-proof luminaire whose diffuser and housing is made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. The light fitting, developed over 14 months by its subsidiary Zalux in Spain, ‘does not compromise efficiency, light quality or...

Ridi Linia Evo light

Luminaire lens are made from recycled plastic

A range of lens made from recycled plastic has been unveiled by chemical giant Röhm. The components, which contain 30 per cent recycled PMMA, have a 30 per cent lower carbon footprint than standard, says the firm. The material – Plexiglas proTerra M5 – has already...

Daydreaming Objects Soft Solids

Wax diffusers are ‘infinitely recyclable’

A Danish firm is using diffusers made from organic wax as they’re ‘infinitely recyclable’. Copenhagen based company Daydreaming Objects say that as well as its inherent renewability, wax is perfect for light because of its light-diffusing properties Daydreaming Objects combines the wax lenses with upcycled table lamp...

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