LED streetlights are far from eco-friendly | Letter

Dr John Lincoln sheds light on the harm they can cause to humans and the environmentWhy are LED streetlights labelled "eco-friendly" just because they use marginally less electricity than their predecessors (LED streetlights decimating moth numbers in England, 25 August)?Reading your article about their impact on insects, bats and other wildlife, I would have thought "eco-destructive" would be more appropriate, particularly as they are not recyclable and the mining and processing of rare earth metals required for their manufacture is environmentally devastating. Continue reading...