Material Focus has published new research that provides a complete and in-depth overview of the amount of electricals sold and electrical waste generated in the UK, across households and businesses. Key findings of the research have identified that: A total of 1.65 million tonnes of electricals...
How the lighting sector can reduce its environmental impact The second Lighting and the Circular Economy webinar, organised by Recolight, was held on 14 July 2020. Introduced and chaired by Ray Molony, speakers challenged the industry to set ambitious goals and explore how innovative product design can...
Specifiers should work the WEEE system to get waste lighting recycled free of charge The roll out of LED luminaires continues as more companies and organisations seek to reduce the energy consumption of their lighting. That means more and more traditional light fittings and fluorescent lamps...
WEEE doesn’t have to be complex, Recolight are here to help – consider us as your compliance department. Recolight have been operating for over 10 years. With you, we’ve managed the recycling of over 300 million lamps, that’s enough to fill ten Albert Halls. We do...
Recolight offer recycling for lamps, light fittings, electricals, and batteries. We have containers suitable for all. Here's an overview, see our website pages for more detailed information and container specifications. Containers for lamps We offer a selection of containers for lighting covered by the WEEE Regulations.* Lamps...
I was arrested on Monday afternoon, for alleged wilful obstruction of the public highway in Trafalgar Square. The police warned me in advance that I was likely to be arrested, but I chose to remain where I was. Compliance with the law is in my DNA: ...
Recolight recycle lamps, lots of them. Since 2007 we’ve funded the recycling of over 300 million. This is enough to fill over 10 Albert Halls. We have managed to do this because we were set up as a not-for-profit WEEE Compliance Scheme by the lighting industry...
UK WEEE collections have fallen short of targets for the last three years and revised POPs constraints could impact on recycling levels. How could the regulations be changed to reverse this decline? What options should the Government consider when they consult on revisions to the...
The government yesterday issued a summary of their consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system. Question 25 was of particular importance to making the system fairer, as it addressed the large scale problem of non-compliance of online marketplaces. Of 586 respondents, a remarkable 95% believe...
Changes to the WEEE Regulations in 2019 The WEEE Regulations have applied to a closed scope of products since 2007. Unless a product was listed in the fourteen categories, then they were out of scope. A specific exclusion meant that household luminaires were also of scope. In...