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The e.light was designed in 1999 by Ernesto Gismondi, who founded the famous Italian lighting firm Artemide, with the aim of designing lights which would reflect a perfect synthesis of form, function, innovation and efficiency. The e.light has many environmental advantages:
All the components are designed to be disassembled, and can be recycled.
Most fluorescent tubes contain mercury, which is extremely poisonous, and the companies that run landfill sites don't like taking old fluorescent tubes as there is a risk that mercury will leak into the ground and contaminate drinking water. Compared with normal fluorescent lamps, however, the e.light contains 93% less mercury
It's also very durable, as each e.light bulb lasts 20,000 hours or 2 - 3 times longer than average. This means that less bulbs need to be made, and also means that there is even less mercury pollution per hour of light provided.
Having "task lighting", as it is known, is much more energy efficient than lighting the whole office floor -- and this particular lamp is even more efficient. Because the e.light uses only so little power (only 3W, or 94% less than a desk lamp in 1990 would have done), it is cool to the touch, so there is no risk of burning for children or if you have it very close to you on your desk. This coolness also eliminates the need for reflective and heat resistant materials.
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