Global hamburger chain McDonald’s has begun rolling out 3D printed pendants to its restaurants and says it wants to have them in 100 outlets this year. The translucent pendants – created earlier this year by Signify’s Philips MyCreation to McDonald’s specification – are semi-spherical and feature an embossed...
Each luminaire is set to its own ‘passport’ under an environmental initiative launched in London this week. The Materials Passports scheme – unveiled in a major policy paper by the leading architectural practice Orms and Lancaster University – has been gaining increasing support among the capital’s design...
Bell Lighting has become carbon neutral as part of its shift towards sustainability. The Normanton-based firm said it was a first step towards reaching its net zero goal in the coming years. The company has recently introduced circular economy-focused products into its range and developing a strategy...
Thorlux Lighting, as part of FW Thorpe Plc, has set and submitted its emissions reduction targets for validation by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), committing itself to achieving net zero status by 2040. The SBTi is a recognised global organisation promoting ambitious corporate climate action. In consultation with specialised...
Recolight are delighted to announce that 15 companies joined Recolight in January 2024 , 12 of which transferred from other schemes. And during 2023, a total of 20 other companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme. Commenting on this record growth, Nigel Harvey, CEO, Recolight said: “The...
The South African government has effectively banned traditional lighting technologies by introducing minimum efficacy performance standards (MEPS). It has ruled that all light sources for sale in the country should have a minimum luminous efficiency rate of 90 lumens per watt (lm/W) rising to 105 lm/W...
Ledvance has introduced a range of lamps and luminaires with at least 40 per cent recycled plastics. The all-new Natureloop lamps and luminaires are made of at least 40 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics. As part of the first wave of the Natureloop product range, Ledvance...
The home of British stop-motion stars Wallace and Gromit is to host an event focused on sustainability in lighting. Aardman Animation in Bristol – creators of the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal beagle as well as other popular characters such as Shaun the Sheep –will be...
The practice of destroying unsold and superseded lighting and other electronic technology has escaped a threatened ban in Europe. EU legislators agreed to outlaw the destruction of unsold textiles but not electronics in the latest iteration of the body’s flagship Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The...
The government launched the eagerly anticipated WEEE consultation on 28 December 2023. A range of measures are proposed within the joint UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive consultation. Recolight are pleased to see that the initial policy proposals cover what had been expected....