The Government has published an amendment to the WEEE regulations (SI 2018 No. 1214). The text includes a few minor editorial changes, together with three more substantial modifications, which the Government first announced in May 2018. The three substantial changes are: EEE and WEEE categories The regulations have...
Changes are coming to the WEEE Regulations. We're moving to an Open Scope, but what does that mean? This video of a presentation delivered at LuxLive 2018 explains all. You will find lot of information on our website - and a number of blog posts too. If you do...
Recolight, the specialist WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amel Gharbi to the role of Operations and Compliance Manager. Amel has over 10 years’ experience in Logistics & Compliance Management. She joins Recolight from Baker Hughes, a GE...
The WEEE Regulations are changing – more products are coming into scope This means that: November 2018 Producers who up to now have been exempt must join a WEEE Compliance scheme. January 2019 Producers of household luminairs and lighting accessories will need to start reporting to their WEEE...
A workshop, hosted by EucoLight, the European association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, gathered over 100 experts to discuss online sales of non-compliant products. The workshop concluded that solutions must be implemented to make online marketplaces responsible for products sold through their portals. The workshop,...
Recolight publishes a definitive guide on WEEE open scope for the lighting industry The WEEE Regulations have applied to a range of products since 2007. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also of scope. From 2019, the Regulations move to an open scope. The household luminaire...
Open scope on brief The definitive lighting industry guide to household luminaire and WEEE open scope 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...
EucoLight, the European WEEE lighting trade association, is hosting a half day workshop on 17 Oct in Brussels to discuss the scale of the online non-compliance problem. Speakers from leading European Associations will share experiences, including WEEE freeriding, VAT non-payment, and non-compliance with safety standards....
Recolight has been raising awareness of the increasing number of online marketplaces failing to comply with the WEEE Regulations for some time. Such non-compliant organisations are referred to as Free Riders, because they are not paying their share of recycling costs. This is a problem for...
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme has announced a major milestone having funded the recycling of 300 million fluorescent & LED lamps and luminaires since the WEEE regulations were implemented in 2007. This is enough waste to fill the Royal Albert Hall ten...