During 2021, a total of 19 companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme. And from the beginning of 2022, another eight companies joined Recolight, five of which transferred from other schemes. The five companies transferring their compliance are TRILUX Lighting Ltd, C.U. Phosco Lighting Ltd, Urbis Schreder...
EucoLight, the European Association of lighting WEEE Compliance Schemes has carried out a successful study with Fraunhofer IZM on the technical feasibility for the automatic identification of waste lamp types. The study focused on the technology assessment for the separation of collected End-of-Life (EoL) lamps, more...
Recolight have opened an Invitation to Tender. This is to suppliers to enter into agreements with Recolight Ltd for the supply of treatment services in respect of gas discharge and LED lamps in full compliance with the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations...
The series of Recolight Circular Economy webinars has been attended by over 1,000 individuals over the last two years, with attendees from right across the industry. Participants have shown a great deal of enthusiasm and many practical issues and suggestions have been raised. Commenting on the...
The Institution of Lighting Professionals has announced their first major in person event in recent times. The professional membership body invites the whole industry to participate in a Sustainability CPD afternoon tying in with the ‘Light Back Better’ mantra, encouraging innovation in the pursuit and...
Recolight have announced two new initiatives to support and encourage re-use in the lighting sector. The objective of the services is to provide practical help for Recolight producer members to more fully embrace the circular economy. Announcing the a service to make used luminaires available for...
At a press briefing yesterday, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey gave an update the company’s sustainability initiatives. “Over the last two years, we have run nine webinars regarding resource efficiency and the circular economy. We are delighted those webinars were attended by 1200 delegates, and were also...
The lighting industry needs a systemic change if it is to fully adopt circular principles and practices. That was the conclusion of a gathering of lighting designers and industry executives in a special webinar on ‘The specifier’s role in the circular economy’ organised by the WEEE...
Recolight have announced new Circular Economy webinars for the Autumn. All webinars will be chaired by Ray Molony who said: “There is definitely a shift in attitudes happening in the lighting industry, and we’re starting to look seriously at the implications of adopting circular economy...
Recolight has commissioned a detailed analysis to assess the recyclability of waste luminaires. The results show that over 83% of a typical batch of luminaires can be recycled. To perform the analysis, Recolight contracted SWEEEP Kuusakoski, based at Sittingbourne in Kent, to treat a mixed sample...