The Lighting Industry Association (LIA), the UK’s largest trade body for lighting manufacturers and suppliers, and Recolight, the UK’s leading WEEE compliance and circular economy champion for lighting, today announced a new Strategic Partnership designed to accelerate sustainability and compliance across the sector.
Key elements of the partnership include:
- Reciprocal online resources linking each-others’ members to relevant services and support.
- Newsletter features to members of both organisations providing up‑to‑date guidance on WEEE, quality and compliance in the lighting sector.
- Cross‑promotion of relevant training courses and webinars, aimed at encouraging greater action on the circular economy and decarbonisation in lighting, and closing skills gaps.
Ayça Donaghy, CEO of The LIA, said:
“As The LIA, by formalising this Strategic Partnership with Recolight we can draw on their circular‑economy leadership, cross‑promote high‑quality training, and collectively speed the industry’s progress towards net zero.”
Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight, added:
“Recolight has had a pivotal role in supporting and encouraging action on the circular economy in the lighting sector. The new strategic partnership with The LIA will help both organisations to better support their members, and the supply chain, to act more sustainably and to continue to decarbonise. A partnership with these objectives is the right approach, for the environment, and for our members.”
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About Recolight
Recolight is the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, taking on responsibility for its members’ WEEE compliance, giving their customers access to the UK’s most comprehensive free lamp collection and recycling service, and helping to ensure that as many lamps as possible are kept out of landfill.
Recolight’s comprehensive offering makes it the preferred WEEE scheme for the lighting industry, setting the standard for the sector. It is the only WEEE compliance scheme in the UK to provide integrated Lamp and Luminaire collection and recycling. It has the biggest UK-wide network of collection points for all WEEE lighting. As a result, since its founding in 2007, Recolight has funded the recycling of over 380 million lamps, LEDs and luminaires, more than all other UK WEEE schemes put together.
Recycling isn’t always the best solution, Recolight go beyond recycling.
Working with the lighting industry, Recolight offer support and services to help their Producer Members transition to a Circular Economy. With a Reuse Service, workshops, webinars, Circular Lighting report, Circular Lighting Live, LCA service and carbon assessment, Recolight is the Compliance Scheme that gives much more.
About The Lighting Industry Association
The Lighting Industry Association is the UK’s leading trade association for lighting manufacturers and suppliers, dedicated to upholding the highest standards of quality, compliance, and innovation in the sector. With roots dating back to 1905, The LIA was formed through the merger of the Lighting Association and the Lighting Industry Federation, bringing together over a century of expertise in both domestic and commercial lighting.
The LIA provides technical leadership, independent market insights, industry leading training, and third party testing and certification through its UKAS and IECEE-accredited laboratory, ensuring lighting products meet the strictest safety, performance, and sustainability benchmarks.
Membership is exclusive to companies that meet rigorous business, competence, and compliance criteria, assessed annually to maintain the integrity of the association and the industry it represents.
With circa 200 members responsible for more than £2bn of UK lighting turnover and employing over 11,000 people, The LIA plays a vital role in supporting the transition to a sustainable, energy- efficient built environment while championing responsible lighting practices.
