At a press and stakeholder association event Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey applauded the huge steps taken by the lighting industry in adopting a circular economy. “Over the last three years, we have seen a step change in action on the circular economy in the lighting industry. ...
Recolight announce Circular Lighting Live 23, a major one-day conference and exhibition dedicated to sustainable lighting. It will take place on Thursday 21 September at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Outlining the importance of the event, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said “The Circular Economy was...
A new series of workshops on how calculate circular and carbon metrics for lighting products has been announced by Recolight. The educational event explores the latest guidelines, standards, and legislation, Life Cycle Assessments and associated metrics. The focus is on practical delivery of TM66 and...
Experts gathered in London on 27 April 23 to discuss the opportunities and the challenges of remanufacturing lighting equipment. More and more lighting manufacturers are adding reconditioning to their business model. A new standard is being published, and regulations are likely to change to incentivize remanufacture....
During 2022, a total of 22 companies joined Recolight’s widely acclaimed WEEE compliance scheme. And from the beginning of 2023, another eight companies joined Recolight. The new companies joining Recolight include TRT Lighting Ltd, Lumino Distribution Ltd, Llumarlite Ltd, Fotolec Technologies Ltd, Make and Test Ltd,...
Recolight is following-up last year’s Circular Economy activity with a wide-ranging 2023 programme of workshops, webinars and conferences, going further and deeper into the subject. John Bullock, Editor, The Light Review, talks with: Nigel Harvey, CEO Recolight. Ray Molony, Editor, Circular Lighting Report, Head of content...
Clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and cost savings. And now tenders are beginning to emerge which specify that reconditioning and reuse of luminaires is an option in a project. This unique...
Recolight have confirmed dates for four new webinars in 2023 aimed at helping the lighting industry drive forward their sustainable practices. Much has changed over the last three years since Recolight launched its webinar series for Lighting and the Circular economy: new metrics have been developed,...
During 2022, Recolight has been working hard to help get sustainability and climate action higher on the agenda. In January they set a target of reducing their carbon emissions by 10% in 2022. In March their 2022 webinar series started. Topics covered included “How to be a...
A satisfaction survey* of 43 Recolight WEEE Compliance Scheme Producer Members showed particularly high levels of satisfaction. The key findings of the report, which was prepared by an independent survey company, include: 96% would recommend Recolight. 95% agree that Recolight keeps them informed about changes to...