WEEE has got bigger_open scope and what it means

WEEE Compliance and what is in scope of the WEEE Regulations

Changes to the WEEE Regulations in 2019 The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also of scope. In...

Household luminaire producers – get ready for WEEE compliance

From the beginning of January 2019, household luminaires come into scope of the UK’s WEEE regulations.  That means manufacturers, importers, and own branders of domestic light fittings will need to take various steps to comply. That includes putting the crossed wheelie bin symbol on the product...

WEEE compliance – why lamp recycling should be free for end users

The WEEE regulations require producers of electrical equipment to take responsibility for recycling their products at the end of life. This is known as Extended Producer Responsibility. Since the early 1990's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has proven to be a vital tool in increasing recycling rates....

Why lamp collections & recycling should be free

WEEE compliance explained and why lamp recycling should be free. WEEE compliance and WEEE recycling explained The WEEE regulations were introduced to the UK 10 years ago with the sole purpose of producers taking responsibility for recycling electronic equipment at the end of its life. This concept...

Record year for WEEE compliance Member growth

Recolight has seen that fastest member growth in 2015 since the start of operations. We were also the fastest growing PCS scheme in the UK in 2015. At the end of each year a few members leave our scheme as they no longer need compliance. We...

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Membership of the Recolight WEEE compliance scheme

I am very pleased that Recolight membership continues to grow.  20 new members have joined us in 2015, and our total membership now stands at 155.  As the leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme, there are many reasons why producers join us: Unique charging method Our unique per...

Recolight celebrates milestone of 150 members

Recolight, the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, has announced the signing of its 150th producer member. 17 companies have now joined the scheme since the beginning of the year. Adrian Willis, Membership Development Manager commented on the news “Our growing membership allows us...

Industry calls on all lamp producers to offer free lamp recycling

Industry calls on all lamp producers to offer free lamp recycling

A survey commissioned by Recolight has shown that 95.1 per cent of respondents think that all lamp producers should be required to offer free recycling. Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, partnered with Voltimum to assess industry opinions on lamp recycling. There...

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