RECYCLING FOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICALS, & BATTERIES

LAMP, LUMINIARE, AND STREET LIGHTING RECYCLING

Please note

To qualify for free lamp collection and recycling, a container must be net weight of 200kg, which equates to 1000 neatly stacked tubes.
Luminaire and Street Lighting recycling is free to the customers of Recolight Producer Members.

SERVICE OPTION 01
More than 1000 lamps in 3 months

If you collect over 1000 lamps every 3 months

• FREE RB19 container
• FREE collections & recycling
• FREE consignment notes
• You will be added to Recoweb, our collection booking system.

SERVICE OPTION 02
Less than 1000 lamps in 3 months

If you collect less than 1000 lamps every 3 months:

• Lease option for RB19 container
• FREE collection and recycling
• FREE consignment notes

If you are an electrical wholesaler, you could use this option and advertise FREE lamp collections for your existing and potential new customers. We can add your collection point to the Recolight map.

SERVICE OPTION 03
One off collection or short term requirement

Ideal service for projects and sites that do not generate 1000 lamps each quarter:

• Short term lease of RB19 container
• FREE collections
• FREE recycling
• FREE consignment notes

SERVICE OPTION 04
Small quantities

A chargeable container and collection service for small quantities.

• Small coffin containers, charged on delivery or exchange.
• Recycling is FREE.
• Consignment notes are FREE

SERVICE OPTION 05
Container purchase

RC6 and RC8 containers are available to purchase.
Each hold around 40 tubes, and can be used to backhaul lamps from your sites to the site where you have your RB19.
The purchase price does not include collection.
Link to Container Specification

LUMINAIRE RECYCLING

Luminaire collection is a free service for Recolight Members’ obligated waste. Minimum requirements apply. The initial request must come from the Recolight Producer Member.

Recolight provide a chargeable service for non-obligated waste. 

Recolight also has an open network for small volumes of luminaires.

Have a look at the Recolight map to find one close to you.

Lamps and batteries must be removed from luminaires

Lamps, luminaries, and batteries must all be stored in their own designated container. The three waste streams must not be mixed.
The application from gives you the option to order a lamp and battery collection alongside your luminaire collection.

STREET LIGHTING RECYCLING

A free service for Recolight Producer Members’ obligated waste. The initial request for collection must come from the Recolight Producer Member.

To make it easier for the customers of our Members, Recolight do not ask for proof of payment for the streetlight luminaire installations that generate waste needing to be collected and recycled.

Recolight will collect 100% of the waste lanterns arising from street lighting depots at which our Member’s luminaire’s make up a significant majority of the new luminaires being installed. We will simply ask the relevant Member to verify that the company asking for the collection is a customer of theirs.  Recolight will also provide free collections for all waste lamps arising at street lighting depots, subject to minimum quantities.

This approach ensures that our collection process operates in as smooth and easy a way as possible for our Members and the customers of our Members.

SKIPS FOR LIGHT FITTINGS

Recolight provide skips for large scale roll outs of LED Luminaires and LED street lighting. This helps to keep the waste fittings secure and your site tidy.

Other container options are available.

Minimum requirements apply.

To learn more email info@recolight.co.uk  

BATTERY & ELECTRICAL RECYCLING

BATTERY RECYCLING

Batteries aren’t currently classed as WEEE, but they are hazardous, and must be recycled responsibly.

The Recolight battery recycling service includes

• battery containers,
• free consignment note,
• and collection.
• Charges are made upfront, on delivery and each container exchange.
• Dependent on quantities and battery chemistry, various container options are available including large boxes and 30l drums.

By accepting delivery of a Recolight battery container, you hereby acknowledge that you have read, understood, and comply with the Recolight guidance for handling and storing waste batteries.

DOWNLOAD >  Recolight guidance for handling and storing waste batteries.

Recolight do not collect:

• Batteries containing potassium hydroxide,
• Batteries that require ‘activation’ (eg by adding a liquid before use) to allow them to function.

ELECTRICAL WASTE RECYCLING

A recycling service for all electrical and electronic waste covered by the WEEE Regulations. As a not for profit, we can offer this at a competitive cost. Giving you a complete WEEE service.

The plastic in most waste electricals, apart from streetlighting, contain hazardous flame retardants.  That means it is an offence to try to recycle them as scrap metal.  Instead, they must be sent to a specialist waste electricals recycler. WEEE schemes have a duty to ensure that the recycling they manage is undertaken in accordance the statutory guidance which provides details of the best available treatment, recovery, and recycling techniques.

WEEE collected by Recolight

• T.Vs, VCR & Camcorders*
• Computer monitors, printers, faxes
• Light fittings: luminaires, lighting equipment
• Power tools, garden tools, small lawnmowers
• Small household appliances
• IT, telecoms equipment, cables, connectors
• Electronic games, toys, sports equipment
• Mobile phones, recording equipment, cameras
• Monitoring & control instruments, medical devices

If you have any other waste not listed above, please contact us for a quote

*Please note, CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs can not be collected.