LuxLive 2013 At this year’s LuxLive exhibition, Recolight launched a combined WEEE compliance service for luminaires and lamps, to reflect the market and regulatory changes taking place and to increase the national collection rate for luminaires. LED luminaires As lamp and luminaire technologies are converging, luminaires incorporating integrated...
The government has announced that it has chosen option 3 from those it was considering from the recent BIS consultation. We at Recolight realise that this will fundamentally change the household WEEE system in the UK. For one, this will eliminate the ‘must buy’ market and...
The new WEEE regulations include a provision that companies selling less than 5 tonnes of lamps or luminaires, or other electrical equipment, are classed as “Small Producers”. This de minimis clause means they do not have to join a Producer Compliance scheme in 2014. Instead, they...
Bertie Bulb, a low-energy light bulb on a high energy mission to recycle, will be highlighting the need to recycle low-energy light bulbs at the Lord Mayor’s Show taking place this Saturday November 9th in the City of London. Bertie Bulb is the mascot of the...
On 11 October, the Government announced its decision to fundamentally change the household WEEE system in the UK. Responding to the news, Nigel Harvey, Chief Executive of leading lighting compliance scheme Recolight said: “The Government has chosen option 3 from the four household WEEE options it was...
The results of Recolight’s fourth satisfaction survey have been announced. Recolight members are more satisfied with the service and benefits Recolight provides than ever before, with 97% of members surveyed saying that Recolight matches their expectations. The independent survey which was open to all members was...
Recolight welcomes the strong support for major reform of the UK WEEE system following the publication of the Government’s summary of responses to the WEEE consultation. We are delighted by the very strong support for the changes to the household WEEE system, to make it fairer...
Recolight welcomes the strong support for reform of the UK WEEE system seen in the summary of responses to the WEEE consultation which was announced last week. The document released by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills is a summary of the responses to the...
Press release issued by the Joint Trade Association Following the announcement of the Government’s response to the WEEE consultation, the Joint Trade Association (JTA) welcomed the strong support for major reform of the UK WEEE system. The JTA represents the eight major trade associations in the electrical...
Recolight is pleased to be shortlisted for the Sustainability Leaders Awards 2013. This award, which is the second Recolight has been shortlisted for in the last two weeks, recognises those companies that have demonstrated true leadership and innovation and are making genuine progress in embedding...