Closing the loop
Circular Lighting
Winner of Be Circular 2017
Ministers Fremault and Gosuin
What is circular lighting?
Circular lighting is the transition from the light bulb as we know it today to a system, where light bulbs retain part of their value even after use or broken. With circular lighting a light bulb is reused, repaired, upgraded, and the parts that cannot undergo repairs or upgrades are recycled. Circular lighting allows for a longer product life cycle, cost savings, reduced waste and environmental harm.
Comparison Model of lighting
Traditional Linear Lighting
With the traditional linear model, we extract raw materials constantly in order to constantly produce. The life cycle of a lightbulb starts at the manufacturing and after it is used by the consumer, ends in the trash. This method only works if we consider that we have infinite access to raw materials. Once the product is used, it has no worth and become waste.
Circular Lighting
Our circular lighting system gives each product a longer life cycle, we reduce waste by looking at a product as a raw material bank. Once we have your lightbulb back, we can easily repair it, reuse its components, or upgrade the light in order to give it a second life.
Paradigm shift
From waster to creator
How we close the loop?
What we do?
We currently manufacture smart lighting systems which gives us the technology and the know how to take back your led lights and repair, reuse and upgrade them. In this way we can guarantee a product life time of between 10 t0 20 years.
MAKE
Manufacturing electronics parts and lightbulbs with minimal impact.
REPAIR
Replacing and repairing different components.
UPGRADE
Upgrading units with the latest technology.
RECYCLE
Parts that cannot be repaired are recycled.
Evaluate
Evaluate respect of circular lighting model using our star system.
For who?
Consumer
- Anyone who has LED lightbulbs
- Working or broken lightbulbs sent back in for 30% cash back
- Fix it yourself workshops for DIYers
- Fablabs with 3D printers and components
Professional
- Office buildings or public administration with light large installations
- Working or broken lightbulbs sent back in for 30% cash back
- 10-20 years guarantee Futureproofness with upgrades and repairs
Manufacturer
- Circular lighting evaluation of their products with star system
Circular Lighting Label
Repair and recycle
Repair, recycle and upgrade
Repair, recycle, upgrade and futureproofness
Partners
Lettin
A booming Chinese company which creates smart LEDs with high end processors. Their processors make for high value components and therefore they can be brought back in for repair and upgrades.
What we do for them?
- Distribution
- After-sale repair and upgrades
Advantage:
- No more shipping costs
- Local partner
- Less impact on the environment.