Towards a Greener Future
Sustainable solutions are at our heart at Ingemann Components. We believe in constantly challenging status quo in the hunt for solutions that can minimize the Lighting Industry’s environmental footprint. In 2020, we embarked a journey to identify how we can contribute to reducing the CO2 emissions related to optical lighting solutions.
Our investigations show that the largest negative environmental impact comes from the energy consumed during the use phase of the lamp; thus, there is a huge potential in providing energy-efficient optical lighting solutions. In addition, we are focused on providing the most sustainable materials, just as we are examining the possibilities of re-/upcycling used luminaires.
Get more insights about our findings.
Design for disassembly guidelines.
Regarding recycling it can be important to consider how the different parts are assembled.
Below is the recycling compatibility of different types of plastic.
1= Compatible
2 = Compatible with limitation
3 = Compatible only in small amounts
4 = Not compatible
| Additive | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excess Components | Important Plastic |
PE | PVC | PS | PC | PP | PA | POM | SAN | ABS | PBTP | PETP | PMMA |
| PE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| PVC | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| PS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| PC | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| PP | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| PA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| POM | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| SAN | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| ABS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| PBTB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| PETP | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| PMMA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
CO2-friendly optical lighting solution
Use our CO2 Calculator to choose the most CO2 friendly optical lighting solution.
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