At an event to mark the 12th anniversary of the commencement of the WEEE regulations in the UK, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey took the opportunity to recommend changes to the system. “Over the last three years, there has been a material decline in the tonnage of...
Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice Spee from Signify as Chair of the Recolight Board. Maurice, Director for Collection & Recycling at Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), has been with Signify for almost 20 years. He has...
High on the agenda for the EucoLight annual conference this month were non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces, impact of open scope and eco-modulation of WEEE fees. The 4th EucoLight annual conference held this year in Copenhagen was attended by 70 delegates from 19 lighting...
At their General Assembly held on 12 April in Copenhagen, Denmark, EucoLight members elected a new Board of Directors, for a 2 year-term. The new Board appointed its members to the following roles: Mr Hervé Grimaud, Deputy Managing Director of ESR (France) as Chair of EucoLight; ...
The government has recently launched a major review of waste packaging legislation. The proposals could result in producer costs for waste packaging increasing up to ten times, by 2023. The Government’s objective is to ensure that producers pay the full cost of the collection and...
WEEE scheme Recolight has warmly welcomed new proposals from Defra to make online marketplaces responsible for compliance with producer responsibility legislation. Defra’s consultation to reform the system for waste packaging identifies the “growing problem of non-compliance through online marketplaces”. Research undertaken by Recolight, and others, undoubtedly...
Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme, is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Christie from Tungsram Lighting to the Recolight Board. Glenn, a Product Line Leader for lamps and drivers at Tungsram, brings with him 15 years of experience working in the electrical and electronic...
Non-compliant internet sellers will be liable for the WEEE compliance of product they sell online. That is the position set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, released today. Commenting on the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said: “The move to making online sellers responsible for...
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...
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,...