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Government plans to stop online WEEE non-compliance welcomed by Recolight
By January 10, 2019 Read More →

Government plans to stop online WEEE non-compliance welcomed by Recolight

The new position set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy means that non-compliant internet sellers will now be liable for the WEEE compliance of product they sell online.

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Amel Gharbi appointed as Recolight Operations Manager
By December 3, 2018 Read More →

Amel Gharbi appointed as Recolight Operations Manager

Recolight, the specialist WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amel Gharbi to the role of Operations and Compliance Manager. Amel has over 10 years’ experience in Logistics & Compliance Management. She joins Recolight from Baker Hughes, a GE company, where she was responsible for logistics compliance and […]

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Consumers struggle to identify waste lamp types

A multinational consumer survey by EucoLight, the European Association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, concludes that many consumers could not identify different lamp types. Participants from the six countries surveyed were unsure how to distinguish between energy-saving, LED, incandescent and halogen lamps when shown images of the lamps. The findings were very similar in all […]

Recolight supports new WEEE lighting compliance schemes trade body

A new European association focused on WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) in the lighting sector has been established. EucoLight has been created to give a voice to WEEE compliance schemes that are specialised in managing the collection and recycling of lamps and luminaires. EucoLight was founded by Recolight and other compliance schemes in Spain, […]

Recolight celebrates milestone of 150 members

Recolight, the UK WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, has signed up its 150th producer member. Some 17 companies have now joined the scheme since the beginning of the year. Adrian Willis, Membership Development Manager commented: “Our growing membership allows us to provide unique benefits. Our integrated waste lamp and luminaire collection service helps […]

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Recolight’s CEO to speak at LuxLive on new WEEE legislation

Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight, the UK WEEE compliance scheme for lamps, will be speaking at LuxLive 2014, discussing the key changes and consequences of the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations. The presentation will take place at Tech Theatre Two at 1pm on Wednesday, 19 November. LuxLive 2014, which takes place at ExCel […]

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