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Recylum: an eco-civic undertaking
Recylum, an eco-organism certified for the collection and recycling of used light bulbs, is a committed partner of this year’s Festival of Light. Bring your old light bulbs (except for those with a filament) to Place Bellecour during the Festival of Light.
For each recycled bulb, Recylum will let you take a free ride on the Ferris wheel!
LEDs: small but smart!
Used for marking pathways and enhancing buildings, the light-emitting diode (LED) is behind a revolution in public lighting. Buildings with long-term lighting in Lyon are equipped with LEDs during renovation operations.
Better-performing equipment is also being substituted for current projectors, such as those at the Hôtel-Dieu or those lighting the Madonna statues found at different street corners in Lyon. For the statues, a small LED projector has been developed to replace the traditional incandescent bulbs currently being used. This new material consumes ten times less energy and has a life span twenty times as long.
Renovation of public lighting: a 100% winner
Since 2006, Lyon has accelerated the renovation of roadway lighting to reduce both electrical consumption and loss of light into space.
• Reduction of consumption: in 2006 and 2007, 2,600 light bulbs were changed on the streets of Lyon in order to reduce installed lighting consumption by one level (from 400 W to 250 W, for example), for an energy savings of 40%.
• Reduction of light pollution: 300 ball-type light bulbs were replaced in 2008 by bulbs that direct light flow downward while improving the lighting level. A test is currently being carried out in the sixth arrondissement: 160 “paralumes” have been installed in partnership with Philips to limit light loss toward building façades. If results are conclusive, their utilization will become general.