WEEE Consultation & what to expect

  The long awaited WEEE consultation is expected in the next few weeks. Informal discussions with stakeholder groups have taken place. That means we can be reasonably confident of some of the headline proposals on which they are likely to consult. The consultation will have two...

Shop Light Colt Bio 3d printed downlight

UK firm unveils 3D printed bioplastic downlight

A UK lighting company has unveiled a downlight that’s been printed from plant-based polymers. Peterborough-based retail lighting specialist Shop Light says the Colt Bio is a luminaire based on circular economy principles. Made in the UK, the Colt Bio is a recessed fixed downlight made from sustainable...

Thorlux SkyCare

Low-waste light gets ‘excellent’ TM66 rating

A luminaire designed to minimise waste has got an ‘excellent’ rating in the circularity metric TM66. Thorlux Lighting’s SkyCore family of luminaires achieved a score of 2.5 in Cibse’s TM66 Circular Economy Assessment Method (CEAM). During the development of the SkyCore range, Thorlux engineers were tasked with dramatically reducing waste...

Trilux supplies lights for wooden building initiative

Trilux supplies lights for wooden building initiative

Trilux has teamed with a manufacturer of reusable wooden buildings in a deal that will see its SO-Tube LED luminaire included included in the structures. The company is collaborating with with a Berlin-based start-up called Urban Beta which makes environmentally responsible buildings using recyclable wooden modules. Their...

WEEE Compliance & more

Producers of lighting equipment have an opportunity to review their WEEE scheme at the end of each year. The WEEE regulations require producers to commit to membership of a scheme for a whole calendar year.  But some of the WEEE schemes used by lighting producers...

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