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Sign upJanuary 4, 2022
Signify
Eindhoven
Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting N.V., created the “MyCreation” brand to deliver a more sustainable approach to lighting for both consumer and commercial markets. From the start, MyCreation aimed to reduce carbon impact, and as the project expanded pre-COVID, the team sought materials that aligned with this vision and could meet future design regulations. 0rCA® (whilst still known as Fishy Filaments) answered that challenge with recycled polymer materials, leading to the Coastal Breeze collection crafted from 100% recycled Porthcurno blend. Around 750 kg of this material was sold for use in creating the lamps. These luminaires are 3D printed on demand at Philips Lighting’s regional print farms and launched across both EU and US markets. The collection went on to win Gold at the 2022 IDEA awards from the Industrial Design Society of America.
By combining low-carbon Marine Nylon®, advanced 3D printing, and a localised production model, Signify cut manufacturing emissions by 76% and distribution by 26%. Each luminaire diverts 4.5 m of fishing nets from landfill. UK fisheries avoid £300–500/tonne in landfill fees, recycling 95% into filament worth £50+/kg with a carbon footprint 46× lower. Partnering with 14 Newlyn vessels creates local jobs in net recovery and supports sustainable marine practices.
The world's commercial fisheries consume around 150,000 tonnes per year of nylon monofilament in the form of nets and lines. Most of it is buried or burned within a year of purchase, creating a long lived hazard or a new generation of pollution wherever that happens. The UN has identified a lack of recycling infrastructure as a causal factor for the low rate of recycling. We've invented and built a low cost, low energy, community scale recycling system that takes end-of-life nets and transforms them into a ready-to-use rae material, either for export or local manufacturing. There is a ready demand for this material from manufacturers seeking raw materials with certifiable high sustainability credentials. This recycling hardware is designed from the ground up to be containerised, deployable and in some configurations off-grid capable. We're solving multiple isses in one go; fishing net waste, high sustainability raw materials and local economic activity
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