Environmental benefits of LED lighting
LED lights are energy efficient
Because LED light has a high electricity to light conversion rate, it does not require a lot of power to produce impeccable illumination. So, how does that benefit the environment? Low energy consumption will decrease the demand on electric power plants, which will reduce the quantity of fuel that is being burnt! Less burning, less pollution.
LED lights can reduce light pollution
LED lights are designed to be directional, meaning their light emission is extremely focused. Because of this characteristic, it can significantly contribute to diminishing light pollution by reducing unnecessary scattered light in the environment.
LED lights do not contain any toxic chemicals
Unlike fluorescents that use mercury for light production, LEDs do not contain chemicals that can harm you or the environment. Aside from that, you don’t have to immediately throw out old LED bulbs because they are recyclable. If you don’t have any use for them, you can just drop them off at your nearest big stores like Currys PC World or the O2 shop, or you can bring them to your local council recycling centre if they accept old LED bulbs for recycling.
LED lights emit insignificant heat
There is no way that something electronic will never produce heat. However, even if LED lights do, it’s nothing compared to other non-LED lighting. LEDs can convert as high as 90% of energy (in most cases) to light, and only less than 5% becomes wasted as heat. Because of this excellent conversion rate, only minimal heat gets diffused to the environment.
LED lights have a long average lifespan
LED lights can live for 20,000 – 50,000 hours if you use them properly (6 – 8 hours max per day). Because of this, you won’t be needing replacements every other month, lowering the need to buy a new bulb and dispose of old bulbs. With less disposal, landfills can decrease, making more room for the greenery of our environment to thrive. In addition, since you’ll be purchasing less, resources like packaging, manufacturing materials, and delivery transportation will also decrease. Less carbon emission and less pollution can result in more breathing space for our environment to heal!
LED lights do not produce noise
Because of their advanced technology, LED lights do not produce any humming noise or vibration like those that you hear from some fluorescent tubes. So, if you replace that old fitting in your office with an LED panel or LED tube, you can help decrease noise pollution. Besides the environment, you and your employees will benefit because you won’t get distracted and annoyed by the low but troubling sound!
