Lights out for old-style Edison bulb on Saturday

It will be lights out for the incandescent bulb from Saturday as the EU calls time on the time-honoured light source.

From Sept 1, the 40W incandescent light bulb, pictured below, will be banned, finally going the way of the already phased-out 100W and 60W, which have been banned in the past four years.

As part of an EU directive, traditional light bulbs will be replaced by more energy-efficient types — halogen bulbs, which are 30% more energy-efficient, and the CFL long-life bulbs, which are 80% more energy-efficient.