In Spain 1,600 tons of lamps are recycled annually
March 17, 2008
These are the details of the study carried out by the Spanish recycling Federation (Fer), promoter with Aedra of the first Hall of the recovery and recycling, SRR, to be held within the call of Tem Tecma 2008, international exhibition of urban planning and the environment. Call for proposals, organised by Ifema, will run between 10 and 13 June 2008, at the Feria de Madrid.
The study shows that 73 percent of the luminaires - technical name receiving lamps (structure) in the slang of the recycling - reach companies of recycling through waste, known familiarly as metalworkers managers. 10 Per cent of the lamps no longer in use (around 160 tonnes) comes from the so-called 'clean points', aimed at home users, dealers and installers. Containers located in the centres of distribution of electrical equipment for both small and medium-sized producers of waste pick up 9 percent, while stores barely contributing the remaining 4 per cent.
Andalusia, Basque country and Madrid the lead in recycling
The study reveals that more than half of the lamps that are recycled in Spain are concentrated in three autonomous communities. Thus, Andalusia is the region that more lamps recycled Spain, with 335 tons (21.1 per cent), followed by the Basque country, with 332 (20 percent) and Madrid, with 208 (13.1 per cent). Communities of Castile and León, Spain and the Balearic Islands also hold positions of header, with a total of 7.1 and 6.2 per cent, respectively.
On the contrary, Murcia and Cantabria are the regions where fewer luminaires are recycled, providing a 0.2-0.6 per cent to the total, respectively, behind the Canary Islands (1.6%) and the communities of Castilla - La Mancha and Navarre which coincide in the figure (2.2 per cent).
The report indicates that approximately half of the lighting systems collected come from public roads, which is annually 750 tons of street lamps and outdoor lighting removed from the streets by renewal of urban furniture or failure. The 50 percent of the luminaires has its origin in the domestic and industrial field. In this way, the chandeliers, halogens, ceiling or metallic spotlights that are removed from a home or Office after a redecoration or reform involve a year more than 700,000 pounds of material to recycle.
