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1. Producers

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1. 1. From a Producer perspective, how does the Recolight compliance scheme work in practice and how much admin and management effort will it take from me?
1. 2. Why can’t we just deal with this when the waste occurs rather than having this complicated pre-emptive system?
1. 3. Are all Lamp Producers members?
1. 4. What Benefit does the end user get when recycling?
1. 5. Are there standard sets of data that have to be given to the Environment Agency (EA) by all the schemes?
1. 6. Will Producers be audited?
1. 7. What is the cost of registering with Recolight?
1. 8. How do I sign up to the Recolight compliance scheme?
1. 9. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

A. Concerning the Legislation

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A. 1. What does WEEE stand for and what are the WEEE Regulations about?
A. 2. What is the effective date of implementation of the WEEE Regulations?
A. 3. Which Lamps are covered by the WEEE legislation?
A. 4. What is the definition of a producer?
A. 5. What is the definition of a user?
A. 6. What is the difference in the definition of Household and non -household?
A. 7. Why is there a difference between the arrangements for household and non-household?
A. 8. What is split between household and non-household EEE/WEEE?
A. 9. Will you be competing with other schemes?
A. 10. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

B. Concerning the role of Distributors

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B. 1. When a lamp distributor purchases a lamp from a Recolight member in different scenarios what are the producer responsibilities of the lamp distributor?
B. 2. What are the arrangements for treatment of breakages and refund of fee and treatment of any waste?
B. 3. As a distributor, do I have to join the same scheme as my manufacturer/producer?
B. 4. What is in the legislation from a distribution point of view regarding in-store take-back?
B. 5. What administration would a distributor/wholesaler have to provide if they were to become a collection point for Recolight?
B. 6. If retailers/distributors join a Distributor take-back scheme and pay costs towards that, does the Distributor scheme also cover the Producer obligations (and costs) of the Producer that supplies the retailers/distributors?
B. 7. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

C. About the Reconet Collection Service

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C. 1. Where will DCF's be located?
C. 2. Do I process my waste Luminaires through Recolight as well?
C. 3. Can I be a Recolight collection point?
C. 4. How do I apply to be a Recolight collection point?
C. 5. How do I apply to be a Recolight collection point?
C. 6. Why can't Recolight offer low volume collection points?
C. 7. Will you have all your collection points in place by 1st July 2007?
C. 8. How many collection points have signed up - will you have enough?
C. 9. Will Recolight pay for collection points?
C. 10. For existing arrangements e.g. where organisations have arrangements in place with recycling service providers or waste management companies can they continue after producer responsibility comes into full force on 1st July 2007?
C. 11. Containers, some are owned by customers/clients - what happens?
C. 12. Will you provide small coffin-like containers to collect from many sites?
C. 13. Will you provide small coffin-like containers to collect from many sites?
C. 14. What is your view about state of the WEEE lamps e.g. cardboard around lamps, non-weee lamps etc?
C. 15. What about Contractors who wouldn't have enough volume to become a CCP on a regular basis, how do they dispose of their waste?
C. 16. Will CCP's be listed on our Website?
C. 17. How should people get rid of GLS and Incandescent lamps?
C. 18. As a business user, what should I do after July 1st?
C. 19. Now users have additional hassle at the end-of-life of a product than before, they're getting charged for recycling but also have to get it to a DCF or CCP in order to get the recycling done?
C. 20. As a CCP are you obligated in any way to ensure that the lamps deposited in the Recolight funded container only relate to lamp manufacturers who are members of Recolight or are only lamps in the scope of WEEE?
C. 21. If you have broken lamps do you deposit them in the container? What is the protocol?
C. 22. What information is there regarding containers on the market, how many, are they lockable, what sizes, standardization etc..?
C. 23. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

D. CFL's in the home

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D. 1. Should I be concerned about using CFL-Is in my home or should I take any special precautions?
D. 2. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

E. About Product Marking

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E. 1. What will be the basis of Recolight's charges for recycling services to its members?
E. 2. What costs are covered?
E. 3. If distributors don't want to be charged the costs of recycling by the Lamp Producer they buy their lamps from can they take on the responsibilities/obligations of that Producer themselves?
E. 4. Does VAT have to be paid on the recycling charges?
E. 5. This additional cost will have a significant impact on my cash flow. Why should I bear this cost?
E. 6. How does this compare with the rest of Europe?
E. 7. How quickly will these costs come down?
E. 8. How is the Recolight recycling charge applied between Recolight members and how do those members pass on the charges to their customers?
E. 9. What happens if surpluses start to build up in Recolight?
E. 10. If a Producer was buying stock from their own company in another country, (as is sometimes done due to low stock volumes in the UK) do they have to pay the fee in that country, apply for a refund and repay in the UK?
E. 11. Can different Compliance Schemes charge different prices?
E. 12. At what point do Recolight charge their members?
E. 13. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

F. Enforcement

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F. 1. What will a 'unique mark' have to consist of?
F. 2. What if my supplier is not willing to supply product with a unique mark?
F. 3. Did you find the answer to your question in the FAQ's?

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