Government WEEE consultation – Recolight collating lighting industry responses
20 October 2017
Today, 20 October, the Government announced a consultation on the WEEE regulations. It covers some key issues for the lighting
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challenges of recycling LED lamps
3 October 2017
The rapid change from fluorescent to LED is yet to impact the recycling sector. When it does, the sector faces
Survey of online retailer/fulfilment house
29 September 2017
Recolight studied the extent of online freeriding in the UK. To do this, Recolight chose an online retailer/fulfillment house, and
Household luminaire producers – get ready for WEEE compliance
20 September 2017
From the beginning of January 2019, household luminaires come into scope of the UK’s WEEE regulations. That means manufacturers, importers,
Online sellers should be legally required to take on the duties of “producer” under the WEEE directive
20 September 2017
On 13 September over 80 delegates from across 12 different countries met to discuss ways to tackle the growing number
Customers should require luminaire suppliers to arrange waste recycling
10 September 2017
An increasing number of major lighting procurement projects now require luminaire suppliers to take responsibility for recycling the old fittings
Recolight presents at European seminar to raise concerns about WEEE compliance of online retailers
5 September 2017
Two European trade associations are hosting a seminar in September to focus on the WEEE compliance of online retail platforms.Â
UK on track to meet 2017 WEEE lamp collection target
1 September 2017
The Q2 WEEEE collection data has been published by the Environment Agency today, 1 September. The Q1 & Q2 total
Why waste batteries must be handled with great care
28 July 2017
Provided batteries have not been exposed to physical or electrical abuse and are treated with appropriate respect, they are usually
EucoLight survey shows consumers struggle to identify different types of waste lamps
27 July 2017
EucoLight, the European Association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, has conducted a multinational consumer survey. The survey concluded that many
WEEE compliance – why lamp recycling should be free for end users
17 July 2017
The WEEE regulations require producers of electrical equipment to take responsibility for recycling their products at the end of life.
Recolight analysis suggests LED lamps that may breach WEEE regs, sold through online retailers, represent 20% of UK total lamp sales.
14 July 2017
Recolight, the leading WEEE scheme for the UK lighting industry, has collated data to estimate the possible scale of WEEE