What is circular economy?

At Steon we recognise that greater utilisation of materials in circular economy is vital if we are to protect the environment. As a manufacturer we design our products to be easily repaired or upgraded with readily available components, whereas the traditional ‘linear’ economy extracting resources, processing and manufacturing into products before disposing of them at the end of their serviceable life with no further intervention after the point of sale.

The idea behind RIC® is to keep our luminaires in circulation and preventing them ending up in landfill prematurely. When components such as PCBs, drivers or emergency units ultimately fail we encourage clients to replace these individual parts rather than dispose of the whole luminaire. To achieve this, our luminaires have been strategically designed to allow components to be easily removed and replaced.

With the implementation of RIC, we are aiming to achieve the maximum life of our products and value from the natural resources used to make them. Essentially, RIC allows us to better optimise our use of resources, recover as much as possible and prevent waste and pollution through better design.