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Recycling In Europe, lighting products are considered as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Directive 2012/19/EU), one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams 13 . We are therefore committed to reduce the landfill disposal and increase the recycling of our products. Every Schréder subsidiary has a local partnership to arrange the collection, storage, transport and end-of-life treatment of lighting products in accordance with the law and local regulations. These partnerships make sure that the luminaire components are recovered to close the material loop.
Some local projects even go further.
Schréder B.V. (the Netherlands) To encourage the collection and recycling of old light fittings, Schréder B.V. introduced the 'Schréder Wecycle Deal'. When a Schréder luminaire is chosen for a replacement project, Schréder coordinates the collection of the old equipment. In addition, to compensate for the materials collected, the company donates an amount for each new Schréder luminaire installed to a sustainable cause determined in mutual agreement with the customer. A certificate is also delivered, highlighting the collection results and social return equivalent of the project.
Sylvania Schréder (Australia) A similar rebate scheme has been introduced for sports lighting projects. For every HID fitting replaced with a Schréder LED luminiare, we ensure that the old fittings are correctly recycled and then give a small rebate to the customer with a certificate showing exactly how much metal has been recycled.
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(13) https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/waste-and-recycling/ waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-weee_en
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