Delegates from 18 lighting WEEE compliance schemes and their lighting producer board members come together for the third EucoLight Conference in April. On the agenda is the challenge of LED recycling. The conference is hosted by LightRec, the Dutch Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) for Lighting. LEDs...
Distributor’s Obligation The WEEE Regulations state that a Distributor of Electrical Products to the retail market for consumers must offer to take back waste products for recycling if a customer buys a similar product from them. When consumers buy a new TV, electric heater, LED lamp, drill,...
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme has today welcomed Defra’s announcement of the 2018 national target for waste lamp recycling. Defra initially considered setting the target at 5256 tonnes, but following a consultation in early March, they have increased this to 5517 tonnes. Recolight...
Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, has criticised a decision by the Environment Agency (EA) to significantly increase WEEE charges. Following a consultation, the EA yesterday announced that some annual WEEE charges they levy on producers would more than triple in 2019. ...
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...
All lamp types, such as all types of fluorescents (tubes, compact fluorescents), HID (high intensity discharge), all retrofit LED, LED tape/strips sold on their own, and end user replaceable LED modules are in scope. Refer to the Recoligt Resource Centre for a full list However, some lamps...
Recolight have been providing a lamp recycling service for over 10 years, but did you know, we also provide a WEEE collection and recycling service for: Luminaires Portable batteries And other electrical items Because we operate as a non-profit organisation, we can provide the Recolight Extra...
The official definition of EEE (Electrical and electronic equipment): Products that are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic field in order 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...
Recolight has welcomed a further increase in the UK’s annual lighting waste recycling rates. Data released today by the Environment Agency (EA) shows that the 2017 lamp recycling rate was 48.5% – up from 47.5% in 2015. At the same time, the luminaire rate also...
Domestic light fittings (household luminaires) come into scope of the WEEE regulations in January 2019. This means producers will need to comply with the regulations and join a compliance scheme. The introduction of Dual Use classification in 2015 meant that light fittings which could be used...