How quickly can you help Mother Nature?
Sometimes, sustainability doesn’t start with a revolution — it begins with a simple, thoughtful change.
At Light4U, we looked at one everyday item in our packaging: the printed installation manual.
It served its purpose, but in a digital world, it no longer makes sense.
So we’re changing it.
Less paper. More sense.
We made a decision. Every Light4U luminaire should be shipped without a printed manual.
Instead, each product will include a QR code that links directly to the corresponding online installation guide.
Installers will be able to open it on site, on any device, and keep it digitally for future projects — no paper, no waste, no missing pages.
Light4U produces approximately 140,000 luminaires annually.
That used to mean 140,000 printed sheets — about 700 kg of paper.
Each kilogram of paper equals roughly 0.9–1.2 kg CO₂.
By removing printed manuals, we will save about 0.8 tonnes of CO₂ every year.
To put it in perspective: that’s about the same as 6,500 km of driving,
or the amount of CO₂ 13 tree seedlings would absorb while growing for ten years.
Smarter packaging. Same protection.
We also rethought how our luminaires travel.
For project deliveries, we now ship three luminaires in one box, instead of shipping them separately.
This simple change saves hundreds of boxes every month, reducing cardboard use, transport volume, and the handling time required to unpack each product.
Each luminaire remains protected with a thin paper layer, keeping it safe from scratches without adding unnecessary materials.
Less packaging. Same protection. Better logic.
No plastic. More responsibility.
Another small but meaningful step: we stopped using plastic protective sacks in our packaging a while ago.
Instead, products are wrapped in recyclable paper and separated with cardboard inserts.
This keeps each luminaire protected during transport while eliminating single-use plastic waste from our production line.
By replacing plastic with renewable materials, we reduce waste, improve recyclability, and make every delivery a little lighter for the environment.
Yes, doing things well doesn’t need medals. It just needs meaning.
We are not making these changes for certificates or awards.
We are doing them because they make sense.
Sustainability, to us, means improving what we can — in design, production, and how we deliver our products to you.
Read more in our blog about sustainability.
