EU ecodesign requirements for waste handling of lighting: perspectives from France and Sweden
2022 (English)In: 2022 Joint Conference - 11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting and 17th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting, EEDAL/LS:17 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Circular economy is becoming an important topic for lighting design, research, and industry. Recent legislation, like the EU's ecodesign regulation, has established circularity, reparability, and recyclability as requirements for the industry. This article investigates what happens at the end-of-life stages of lighting products through questionnaires and interviews conducted with experts in Sweden and France. The focus is on understand the impact of the new EU requirements on industrial practice in France and Sweden. Moreover, the article provides ideas for practical improvement of both product recyclability and waste handling of luminaires and light sources.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022.
Keywords [en]
ecodesign, lamps, light sources, lighting, luminaires, metals, recovery, recycling, WEEE, Electronic Waste, Laws and legislation, Metal recovery, Surveys, Circular economy, Design industry, Design research, Lighting designs, Lighting industry, Lighting research, Recyclability, Reparability, Waste handling
National Category
Civil Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-61421Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142219845ISBN: 9782492754005 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-61421DiVA, id: diva2:1718008
Conference
Joint Conference on 11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting and 17th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting, EEDAL/LS:17 2022, 1 June 2022 through 3 June 2022
2022-12-122022-12-122023-05-25Bibliographically approved