WEEE has got bigger_open scope and what it means

WEEE Compliance and what is in scope of the WEEE Regulations

Changes to the WEEE Regulations in 2019 The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also of scope. In...

Recolight welcomes new Defra proposals to tackle non compliant online market places

Recolight welcomes new Defra proposals to tackle non-compliant product sold through online marketplaces

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...

open scope and the WEEE regulations

The WEEE Regulations have got bigger!

The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also out of scope. In January 2019, The Regulations moved...

Introduction to WEEE Regulations and Open Scope

Changes are coming to the WEEE Regulations. We're moving to an Open Scope, but what does that mean? This video of a presentation delivered at LuxLive 2018 explains all. You will find  lot of information on our website - and a number of blog posts too. If you do...

open scope and the WEEE regulations

Open scope and the WEEE Regulations

Recolight publishes a definitive guide on WEEE open scope for the lighting industry The WEEE Regulations have applied to a range of products since 2007. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also of scope. From 2019, the Regulations move to an open scope.  The household luminaire...

Household Luminaires – get WEEE ready

The official definition of EEE (Electrical and electronic equipment) Products that are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic field to work properly are in scope i.e. when the current is off, the equipment cannot fulfil its basic function. Electrical and electronic products are not just those connected...

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