Today, 20 October, the Government announced a consultation on the WEEE regulations. It covers some key issues for the lighting industry. It invites comments on how “open scope”, which brings household luminaires into scope, is to be implemented. There is also a vital opportunity to...
The rapid change from fluorescent to LED is yet to impact the recycling sector. When it does, the sector faces considerable challenges. Fluorescent lamp recycling today produces high recovery rates. The number of different materials used is relatively small and recycling yields 80-90% of materials. The...
Recolight studied the extent of online freeriding in the UK. To do this, Recolight chose an online retailer/fulfillment house, and ran a search on “LED bulb”. This revealed the following: 91 of first 120 records were freeriders (The producer was not listed on the UK...
From the beginning of January 2019, household luminaires come into scope of the UK’s WEEE regulations. That means manufacturers, importers, and own branders of domestic light fittings will need to take various steps to comply. That includes putting the crossed wheelie bin symbol on the product...
On 13 September over 80 delegates from across 12 different countries met to discuss ways to tackle the growing number of online market places that fail to be WEEE compliant with the EEE regulations. This is referred to as freeriding. The introductory speaker Peter Börkey of...
An increasing number of major lighting procurement projects now require luminaire suppliers to take responsibility for recycling the old fittings and lamps that are removed during installation. That makes a lot of sense. By law, all producers of new fittings are required to be members...
Two European trade associations are hosting a seminar in September to focus on the WEEE compliance of online retail platforms. EucoLight and WEEE forum are running the seminar together to draw attention to an OECD report that suggests a high level of non-compliance in online...
The Q2 WEEEE collection data has been published by the Environment Agency today, 1 September. The Q1 & Q2 total for WEEE lamps collections is 3002 tonnes. In addition to this, 140 of non-obligated waste has also been recorded. Non-obligated waste is that which is treated directly through...
Provided batteries have not been exposed to physical or electrical abuse and are treated with appropriate respect, they are usually safe to store and handle. However, batteries do pose several serious risks including fire, explosion, chemical and heat burns, poisoning, serious electric shock and dangers...
EucoLight, the European Association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, has conducted a multinational consumer survey. The survey concluded that many consumers were unable to distinguish between different lamp types. The results reveal that citizens from the six countries surveyed were not sure how to distinguish between...