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The transfer is part of a package of vitality efficiency improvements to electrical appliances, which can save consumers a median of £75 a yr on power payments. We’re phasing out previous inefficient halogen bulbs for good, so we will transfer more quickly to longer lasting LED bulbs, meaning less waste and a brighter and cleaner future for the UK. By helping guarantee electrical appliances use much less vitality but carry out just as nicely, we’re saving households cash on their payments and helping tackle climate change. Today’s plans also embody a ban from September on the sale of lighting fixtures with fixed bulbs that can’t be changed - that means the fixtures should be thrown away. Fixtures such as these account for 100,000 tonnes of electrical waste every year - out of a total 1.5 million tonnes of electrical waste every year. Flicking the off-swap on energy inefficient light bulbs is an easy means that households can save money at the identical time as saving the planet.
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