Presenting to the LIA Technical Forum The LIA Technical Forum, held twice a year near Stratford-upon-Avon, is always a very useful event. Attendees receive timely updates on many aspects of standardisation, legislation and technology changes as they affect the lighting industry. So I was particularly pleased...
Recolight, the leading UK WEEE compliance scheme for lighting, yesterday celebrated an eventful year for the industry at the scheme’s annual summer event. The introduction of dual use and new BIS targets for lamp recycling have come at the same time that Recolight’s membership has...
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...
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...