For the second consecutive year, the United Kingdom has been identified as the second largest recycler of lamps in Europe. Figures released by leading European lighting recycling schemes show that in 2014 the UK collected and processed 6,368 tonnes of lamps, second only to Germany...
Autumn 2015 marked Recolight’s 10 year anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, I wanted to reflect on Recolight’s history alongside the evolution of the lighting industry and WEEE regulations. Starting out For us, it began in 2005, when Recolight was founded by GE Lighting, Havells Sylvania, Osram...
Recolight, the UK’s leading Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance scheme for lighting, will be attending LuxLive 2015 at ExCel London on 18th and 19th November 2015. Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight and LUX Man of the Year 2012, will deliver a presentation on 19th...
Recolight, the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, this month celebrates its 10 year anniversary. In the past decade, Recolight’s milestones have evolved alongside those of the lighting industry and WEEE regulations. Recolight’s CEO, Nigel Harvey noted: “The last 10 years have seen a number of positive...
Recolight is a founder member of EucoLight, a new European trade association focused on WEEE in the lighting sector. EucoLight already has members from 15 different Member States right across the EU. The organisation has been created to give a voice to lighting WEEE compliance...
Presenting to the LIA Technical Forum The LIA Technical Forum, held twice a year near Stratford-upon-Avon, is always a very useful event. Attendees receive timely updates on many aspects of standardisation, legislation and technology changes as they affect the lighting industry. So I was particularly pleased...
A new European association focused on WEEE in the lighting sector has been established. EucoLight has been created to give a voice to WEEE compliance schemes that are specialised in managing the collection and recycling of lamps and luminaires. The WEEE directive, as recast, probably has...
Recolight, the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, yesterday celebrated an eventful year for the industry at the scheme’s annual summer event. The introduction of dual use and new BIS targets for lamp recycling have come at the same time that Recolight’s membership has...
I am very pleased that Recolight membership continues to grow. 20 new members have joined us in 2015, and our total membership now stands at 155. As the leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme, there are many reasons why producers join us: Unique charging method Our unique per...
The Government has consulted on the national targets for household WEEE recycling, including the target for waste lamp recycling. In 2014, the national target was 830 tonnes. However, in its consultation, the Government has proposed increasing the target in 2015 to 2680 tonnes. This is...