Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Clark of Feilo Sylvania and David Nauth of Tungsram to the Recolight Board. David, a Commercial Director at Tungsram brings with him over 20 years of experience in lighting and...
Recolight are hosting a conference to highlight how the lighting industry can adopt Circular Economy principles. The event, which takes place on 22 October in London Docklands, will highlight the commercial opportunities in ending waste and obsolescence for lighting products. The conference reflects the increased need...
Defra have now confirmed that from the end of 2020, most retailers will be required to provide in-store WEEE takeback. The new requirement will apply to all retailers and wholesalers with annual sales of electrical items above £100,000. Online retailers without physical retail premises, and...
The results of a multi-national study into non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces were revealed at a workshop hosted in Brussels on 6 November by EucoLight. EucoLight, the European Association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, undertook a study of over 4200 products made available for...
More and more consumers purchase electrical products through online marketplaces. However, a recent survey by EucoLight members has uncovered that an alarming proportion of such products do not comply with their environmental, legal and financial obligations. The survey examined seven different product types sold through...
Recolight have opened an Invitation to Tender. This is to suppliers to enter into agreements with Recolight Ltd for the supply of treatment services in respect of gas discharge and LED lamps in full compliance with the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...
A new EU regulation* means that online fulfilment houses will be required to take responsibility for compliance documentation, if there is no appointed manufacturers representative. The new compliance and enforcement regulation The “Regulation on market surveillance and compliance of products” requires companies to appoint an economic operator...
At an event to mark the 12th anniversary of the commencement of the WEEE regulations in the UK, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey took the opportunity to recommend changes to the system. “Over the last three years, there has been a material decline in the tonnage of...
Recolight, the leading WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice Spee from Signify as Chair of the Recolight Board. Maurice, Director for Collection & Recycling at Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), has been with Signify for almost 20 years. He has...
High on the agenda for the EucoLight annual conference this month were non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces, impact of open scope and eco-modulation of WEEE fees. The 4th EucoLight annual conference held this year in Copenhagen was attended by 70 delegates from 19 lighting...