The Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER) has issued a detailed specification designed to help WEEE recyclers and schemes decarbonise their operations. The specification has been developed over three years by a working group of around 12 people, drawn from WEEE processors, WEEE transport operators,...
The options open to lighting industry manufacturers to get their sustainability credentials independently certified can be bewildering. And making the wrong choice can have big impacts on customer perceptions and costs. Science based targets, Ecovadis and B Corp certification all provide credible corporate sustainability assessments. But...
Recolight are delighted to announce that 12 companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme over the last 12 months. Five companies joined Recolight during 2024, and a further seven joined at the start of the new compliance year in January 2025, transferring from other schemes. Commenting on this...
Recolight have launched a new one-off EPD service to make EPDs as accessible as possible. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming essential in the lighting industry, with momentum driven, in part, by the EU Green Deal requirements in addition to growing market demand for rigorous environmental...
The organisers of the Net Zero Lighting conference taking place on 29 April in London have announced the full line-up of speakers and an agenda packed with authoritative talks and discussions. Maria del Mar Rojas, Europe Engagement Manager with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi),...
Recolight have announced that Thorn Lighting & Zumtobel Lighting UK & Ireland Ltd Managing Director Paul Kilburn has joined their board of directors. Commenting on the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said “We are delighted that Paul has joined the board. He brings with him great...
Lighting and electrical manufacturers are set to gather at a special event to share insights and learnings on cutting their carbon emissions. The Net Zero Lighting 2025 conference – which made its hugely successful debut in 2024 – is set to be held again on Thursday...
Recolight have announced a new webinar, and one day face to face training workshop, both focused on lighting industry LCAs. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is gaining wide acceptance as the specification of choice for certifying the environmental impacts of lighting products. Getting to grips with the...
Recolight warmly welcome the publication of the new code of practice for the remanufacture of lighting equipment, published by BSI this month. The new publication is numbered BS8887:221 2024 and is now available from BSI. The document provides a structured approach to the assessment of used...
The Government today announced that online marketplaces are to be brought into scope of the WEEE regulations. This means that online marketplaces will be responsible for the WEEE costs of any non-compliant product sold through the platform. Welcoming the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said “It...