What are the environmental benefits to using LED lighting?

LED lamps and luminaires are far more energy efficient offering significant environmental benefits over older technologies such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and discharge.

Plus, with longer life than other technologies maintenance costs are reduced, as is landfill.

Unlike fluorescent, metal halide and sodium, LED lamps do not emit ultraviolet so do not attract flies and mosquitoes making the immediate environment they are installed in healthier, cleaner and more pleasant for the occupants.

Furthermore, LEDs do not contain any nasty chemicals such as mercury.