LUMINAIRE MAKER Future Designs has introduced what it is terming its carbon careful™ initiative, a review of its commitment to the circular economy/The company says that it has pioneered the refurbishment and upgrading of existing luminaires and carcasses for over 12 years. Most projects involved the...
LUMINAIRE AND lamp design house Plumen has unveiled a contemporary shade for its iconic lamp that’s 3D printed to order using recycled and repurposed plastic. The Hive, designed by Luke Deering, is the result of a collaboration with Batch.works. Hive is a biomorphic, biodegradable, 3D-printed shade inspired by...
MEET THE table lamp made from a bioplastic derived from castor oil. The warm touch of the w182 Pastille comes from its renewable and recyclable high-performance material – a bio-polyamide based on over 60 per cent biologically sourced material from the castor plant. Some are saying the material...
After two years of postponement, 60 delegates from 19 lighting WEEE compliance schemes have finally met for the EucoLight annual conference in Leuven hosted by the Belgian EucoLight member Recupel. This year, the conference was also available online for the members who could not make...
Recolight announce Circular Lighting Live, the UK’s first major in person event dedicated to sustainable lighting. It will take place on 22 September, at the Cavendish Centre, London. Established by Ray Molony, and Recolight, the lighting industry’s leading environmental compliance body, and supported by LightingEurope and...
A RAFT OF lighting manufacturers are now offering to purchase luminaires after use. The Austrian architectural luminaire manufacturer Georg Bechter Licht has become the latest to offer a buy back service. It will take back its System Dot 28 range, pictured, for €5 at the end...
A LIGHTING refurbishment project in the north of England has proved that by reusing the original luminaires, you can provide cost savings, quality improvements and environmental gains as well as better margins for the supplier. The track-and-spot lighting at the imposing Grade II listed Jesmond United...
LIGHTINGEUROPE has joined the PEP Association, developer of the PEP ecopassport environmental declaration programme. The move is being seen as backing for the organisations life cycle assessment model, which has product specific rules for luminaires. In a statement, LightingEurope said: ‘As part of our activities in sustainability,...
Recolight’s first training workshop focusing on Lighting Product Design for a Circular Economy ran in London during April. The course was designed following feedback from the Recolight Circular Economy webinar series. We were told that the lighting industry need to fully understand the Circular Economy, and...
On 9 March, over 200 participants attended a webinar organised by EucoLight, the European Association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes. The webinar confirmed that five member states are now implementing national legislation to prevent WEEE non-compliance via online platforms. Speakers from France, Germany, Spain, Austria...