Nigel Harvey, Chief Executive of Recolight, the UK’s WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, will be presenting on the revision of the WEEE Regulations at this year’s euroLED, a unique conference dedicated to the science and technology of LEDs. euroLED will be held on Monday...
Results from a survey at the Facilities Show in Birmingham this year showed that the majority of Facilities Managers think that all lamp producers should be required to offer free lamp recycling. Facilities Show survey From 14-16 May 2012, Recolight met industry players at the world’s leading...
Our research has found that the overwhelming majority of public sector organisations are not taking advantage of free lamp recycling services available to them. Currently, only 0.3% of public sector organisations benefit from our free lamp recycling service as a member of our national network...
From 14-16 May 2012, Recolight will be meeting industry players at the world’s leading facilities management event, The Facilities Show, in the NEC, Birmingham, to display and discuss its range of convenient and cost effective collection options for end of life Gas Discharge Lamps. Suzanne Castine,...
The long anticipated government consultation on the new WEEE regulations has been announced. It includes 23 questions for respondents. Of those, over half are technical questions concerned with proposals for changing the current household WEEE system. Recolight is delighted that changes are proposed. The current system...
Tewkesbury Borough Council is leading the way for recycling in Gloucestershire once again by offering residents the opportunity to recycle their energy saving light bulbs. The council has installed five recycling banks across the borough for residents to recycle their old energy saving light bulbs. This...
The Joint Trade Associations (JTA) group, of which Recolight is a member, has announced its support for the Government’s WEEE consultation. The JTA group comprises eight trade associations and four producer-led compliance schemes, collectively representing approximately 90% of all WEEE producer responsibility in the UK. Government’s...
Nigel Harvey talks to Will Date from Let's Recycle about the forthcoming WEEE consultation Go to Let's Recycle for the full story...
The government has indicated that it is considering at least three alternatives to the current system for household recycling. We at Recolight warmly welcome the prospect of change. The current system is fundamentally flawed. It allows the holder of household waste to sell it, often at...
Nigel Harvey, Chief Executive of Recolight, the UK’s WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, is due to speak about the upcoming changes to WEEE legislation at this year’s Rushlight Show on 31st January at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in London. Now in...