Lighting
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possible? The challenge for manufacturers is to engage with this change in the nature of its design, production and distribution systems. The clear ‘direction of travel’ within industry, and one to which OVIA is committed, is to align with the Government’s strategic plan to eliminate waste.
Circular Economy Assessment Method - CEAM
The Circular Economy Assessment Method (CEAM) uses two spreadsheets (‘Make’ and ‘Specify’), authored and developed by industry specialists (including the Lighting Industry Association [LIA]), and are used to enable manufacturers and specifiers to assess their lighting products, and develop their systems as they work to align with the circular economy over time.
The use of CEAM is not an environmental audit. The use of CEAM guides manufacturers and others in the areas where action should/could be taken to improve their alignment with the circular economy.
CEAM incorporates a scoring system giving a clear value of where a manufacturer of lighting products stands in a circular economy environment. Table 1 of TM66 shows the scoring system. OVIA works hard to improve its circular economy and a range of its lighting products have been certified TM66 circularity with LIA/CIBSE in the range 1.5 – 2.5 (based on the scores in Table 1).
Circular economy and next steps OVIA is committed to working towards improving its circular economy for its lighting products,
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The lighting industry is at a relatively early stage of understanding and applying the principles of the circular economy.
however, the lighting industry is at a relatively early stage of understanding and applying the principles of the circular economy. Ovia’s Inceptor Milli has received certification under the TM66 Circular Economy Assessment Method (CEAM).
It is widely recognised that significant improvements in lighting efficiency have taken place with the introduction of LEDs, and progress continues to be made. However, for example, where LEDs and the like continue to be sent for disposal rather than considered for re-use or re-manufacture then the underlying principles of the circular economy are clearly not being understood and applied.
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Evidence No evidence Some positive evidence Positive evidence
Action towards circular economy
No evidence has been seen. Any product, material or service displaying typical linear economy principles is to be allocated 0 marks.
Design elements have been considered and evidence provided.
Design elements/attributes have been incorporated into the product or service offered.
Excellent positive evidence Design elements/attributes have been incorporated into the product or service offered, and services align with circular economy goals.
Outstanding
Design elements/attributes and services align with circular economy goals and deliver ecological regeneration or are regenerative to communities or via social responsibility.
More broadly, the lighting industry needs to work at educating the relevant sectors within the industry to grasp the challenges and benefits of the circular economy.
Other areas of necessary future development detailed within TM66, include environmental auditing, technical obsolescence (particularly as it relates to controls), incentives and corporate objectives and ethics and responsibilities.
Conclusion
Legislation, standards and the need for manufacturers to be able to design, make and sell in the UK and into the wider European and world markets, will force designers, specifiers, manufacturers and the like to positively engage with the circular economy. The use of TM66 and CEAM is a useful way in which businesses can assess where they are in terms of their direction of travel towards products being designed for use, re-use and re-making.
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