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...
Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight, the UK’s WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, was named Lux Person of the Year 2012 at last night’s Lux Awards. The glittering award ceremony took place at the Natural History Museum with 16 awards up for grabs. The Lux...
Benefits of free lamp recycling We recently carried out a survey of 121 of our 1,100 collection points to find out the level of satisfaction with our service, and we found some interesting results. The survey revealed that the majority of businesses were saving time and...
Recolight supports the WEEE Directive The recast of the WEEE directive was at long last published in the Official Journal this month. It has taken over four years to prepare. Recolight strongly supports many of the changes it introduces - particularly the increased member state collection targets. ...
local authorities across the country to do more to help increase recycling rates of low-energy light bulbs (CFLs). Under the WEEE Regulations low-energy light bulbs need to be recycled when they reach end of life, and local authorities provide vital collection facilities at 1,100 household waste...
Recolight, the UK's WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, achieved success last night at the National Recycling Awards. Recolight won the Award for Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year (SME). The recycling and waste management industry has made significant progress over the years,...
Suzanne Castine, Marketing Manager at Recolight, reflects on the National Recycling Awards 2012. Recycling & waste management SME business of the year With the introduction of new categories, this year's awards promised to be full of high calibre entries. The award for Recycling and Waste Management SME...