Back in 2021, Recolight set a target to be net zero by 2030. And we also said that we would not use carbon offsets. To keep our focus on this most essential of targets, we also agreed annual carbon reduction targets. So how have we done?...
21 March 2024, 9:00 – 16:30 Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4LE The WEEE Conference 2024 promises to be an extensive exploration of the latest breakthroughs in the recovery, reuse, recycling, and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The event will deliver invaluable insights into...
The Government has announced that from April 2025, we will move to a digital waste tracking system, replacing the current manual/paper-based system. In particular, hazardous waste consignment notes and waste transfer notes will no longer be required. Instead, the same data will need to be...
The long awaited WEEE consultation is expected in the next few weeks. Informal discussions with stakeholder groups have taken place. That means we can be reasonably confident of some of the headline proposals on which they are likely to consult. The consultation will have two...
Producers of lighting equipment have an opportunity to review their WEEE scheme at the end of each year. The WEEE regulations require producers to commit to membership of a scheme for a whole calendar year. But some of the WEEE schemes used by lighting producers...
Circular Lighting Live 2023 brought together 290 registered delegates for the most comprehensive review of circular economy progress in the lighting industry. 35 speakers and panellists provided a fully comprehensive review of the legislation, and actions that companies in the UK and elsewhere are taking...
“The reuse of reconditioned light fittings is starting to become mainstream. Major commercial real estate developers, their architects and design teams are beginning to either reuse luminaires from a retrofit project itself and, in an increasing number of cases, use luminaires from a completely different...
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...
Summary of Recolight Webinar On our webinar held on 16 September 2021, we were joined by a panel of incredible lighting professionals, with a passion for sustainability, all doing amazing things reduce our impact on the environment. Specifiers are becoming pivotal in driving the uptake of...
I am joining the Extinction Rebellion protests in London. I do this because all other approaches have failed. Signing petitions, lobbying MPs, changing my behaviour and encouraging others to do likewise, have all failed. The emissions keep rising. What we need is decisive Government action....