Net Zero Lighting 2024: Programme unveiled
An exciting programme featuring leading experts in lighting and sustainability has been unveiled for the inaugural Net Zero Lighting Conference 24.Organised by a unique partnership of The LIA and Recolight, the pivotal event is designe... Read Full ArticleNew appointments to Recolight Board of Directors
Recolight is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors to their board. They are Steven Reed, Commercial Manager at Trilux, and Stephen Bell, Services Transformation & Compliance Director UK & IE at Zumtobel. Both have over 2... Read Full ArticleAnnouncing Net Zero Lighting Conference
How to sustainably manufacture lighting equipmentOrganised by The LIA and Recolight held at 15 Hatfields Conference Centre, London, Thursday 2nd May 2024.The LIA and Recolight are delighted to be collaborating... Read Full ArticleRecolight celebrates record membership growth
Recolight are delighted to announce that 15 companies joined Recolight in January 2024 , 12 of which transferred from other schemes. And during 2023, a total of 20 other companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme.Commenting on this record... Read Full ArticleRecolight welcome, and respond to WEEE Consultation
The government launched the eagerly anticipated WEEE consultation on 28 December 2023. A range of measures are proposed within the joint UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive consultation.... Read Full ArticleRecolight launch "game-changing” Reuse Hub to increase reuse and reduce waste
The Recolight Reuse Hub is a new digital marketplace for lighting. An online platform to facilitate the donation of new and used lighting products and equipment.Currently, there are considerable volumes of new and used lighting product... Read Full ArticleCircular Lighting Live 2023: Reuse of luminaires goes mainstream
The reuse of luminaires is being normalised. That was one of the key messages to come from the Circular Lighting Live 2023 conference in London last week.“The reuse of reconditioned light fittings is starting to become main... Read Full ArticleEnvironment Agency reduces waste red tape for Wholesalers and Contractors
The Environment Agency (EA) this week announced that it would no longer enforce certain documentation when customers drop off trade waste at wholesalers.The change is contained in a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 283 dated 11 Sep... Read Full ArticlePut yourself at the forefront of the sustainable lighting revolution
The EU Green Deal umbrella, with its 153 legislative acts, has set the pace for a global trend of green regulations that are coming at an unprecedented speed. The lighting industry is facing a complex and broad scope of regulations and standards t... Read Full ArticleCircularLightingLive 2023: Programme unveiled
The provisional programme for this September’s Circular Lighting Live 2023 conference and exhibition has been unveiled by the organisers Recolight.The event, which takes place on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Royal College of Ph... Read Full ArticleLighting Workshops Quantifying Sustainable Resilience
A new series of workshops on how calculate circular and carbon metrics for lighting products has been announced by Recolight. The educational event explores the latest guidelines, standards, and legislation, Life Cycle Assessments and associated m... Read Full ArticleRecolight appoints new Operations Manager
Recolight, the specialist WEEE compliance scheme for the lighting industry, is pleased to announce the promotion of Cindi Novell to the role of Operations and Compliance Manager.Cindi has over 8 years’ experience working closely wit... Read Full ArticleLighting Industry gears for growth in remanufacturing
Experts gathered in London on 27 April 23 to discuss the opportunities and the challenges of remanufacturing lighting equipment.More and more lighting manufacturers are adding reconditioning to their business model. A new standard is b... Read Full ArticleRecolight welcomes scheme membership growth
During 2022, a total of 22 companies joined Recolight’s widely acclaimed WEEE compliance scheme. And from the beginning of 2023, another eight companies joined Recolight.The new companies joining Recolight include TRT Lighting... Read Full ArticleAnnouncing the Remanufacturing Lighting Conference
Clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and cost savings. And now tenders are beginning to emerge which specify that reconditioning and reuse of luminaires ... Read Full ArticleRecolight announce Circular Economy webinars for 2023
Recolight have confirmed dates for four new webinars in 2023 aimed at helping the lighting industry drive forward their sustainable practices.Much has changed over the last three years since Recolight launched its webinar series for Light... Read Full ArticleRecolight celebrates a year of Circular activity
During 2022, Recolight has been working hard to help get sustainability and climate action higher on the agenda. In January they set a target of reducing their carbon emissions by 10% in 2022.In March their 2022 webinar series st... Read Full ArticleRecolight has unveiled a news service specialising in sustainable lighting.
The Circular Lighting Report is set to become the lighting industry’s online hub for all sustainability matters. It is an independent news and information resource,... Read Full ArticleAnnouncing Circular Lighting Live
Recolight announce Circular Lighting Live, the UK’s first major in person event dedicated to sustainable lighting. It will take place on 22 September, at the Cavendish Centre, London.Established by Ray Molony, and Recolight, the lighti... Read Full ArticleAccolades for Recolight’s Lighting Product Design for a Circular Economy workshop
Recolight’s first training workshop focusing on Lighting Product Design for a Circular Economy ran in London during April.The course was designed following feedback from the Recolight Circular Economy webinar series. We were told th... Read Full ArticleEucoLight webinar spotlights the latest developments in Member States to prevent WEEE non-compliance through online marketplaces
On 9 March, over 200 participants attended a webinar organised by EucoLight, the European Association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes. The webinar confirmed that five member states are now impleme... Read Full ArticleRecolight announce Circular Economy webinars for 2022
Recolight have confirmed dates for five new webinars in 2022, aimed at helping the lighting industry adopt circular economy principles.The webinars this year seek to move the focus from what needs to be done, to what’s actually bein... Read Full ArticleRecolight announce record membership growth for WEEE compliance
During 2021, a total of 19 companies joined the Recolight WEEE scheme. And from the beginning of 2022, another eight companies joined Recolight, five of which transferred from other schemes. The five companies transferring thei... Read Full ArticleRecolight announce Circular Economy webinar series.
Recolight have announced a new Circular Economy webinar series for 2021. It will build on the events held in 2020, and the progress being made by the lighting industry. All webinars will be chaired by Ray Molony who said: “It&rsquo... Read Full ArticleRecolight sets ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2030
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme, has set a target to be net zero carbon by 2030. The target, agreed by the Recolight board in January, will cover all Recolight’s operations.Commenting on the n... Read Full ArticleResearch project launched to recover Gallium from waste LED lamps
A consortium of six companies and institutions has been formed to research practical methods of recovering gallium when LED lamps are recycled.The consortium comprises Recolight, HSSMI, S2S Electronics, Envaqua, E.C. Williams, and the Ins... Read Full Article- Recolight welcomes environmental audit committee WEEE report recommendations for online marketplaces
Recolight welcomes environmental audit committee WEEE report recommendations for online marketplaces
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today published a report into the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) ... Read Full Article Recolight celebrates the recycling of a third of a billion lamps
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme has announced a major milestone having funded the recycling of a third of a billion fluorescent & LED lamps and luminaires since... Read Full ArticleLighting’s replaceable future – an online panel discussion
The next online Recolight panel discussion is scheduled for 6 November at 11:00. This discussion follows on from the three Lighting & the Circular Economy webinars hosted by Recolight this year. The discussion will tackle a key issue ... Read Full ArticleThird Recolight webinar in the Circular Economy series poses more questions
The third webinar in the Recolight Lighting & the Circular Economy series was held on 15 September. It continued the conversation by discussing the next steps required for the lighting industry to move towards a Circular Economy.Intro... Read Full ArticleLighting and the Circular Economy webinar – moving towards a sustainable industry
The third Recolight webinar in the Lighting & the Circular Economy series is scheduled for 15 September at 11:00. It will look at the next steps the lighting industry needs to take to move towards a Circular Economy. T... Read Full ArticleIndustry experts in sustainability and product design are set to gather to discuss how the lighting sector can address its environmental impact.
Lighting and the Circular Economy – Webinar 14 JulyIndustry experts in sustainability and product design are set to gather to discuss how the lighting sector can address its environmental impact.Th... Read Full ArticleOnline marketplaces criticised for allowing WEEE non-compliance to flourish
The European WEEE Registers Network (EWRN) this week released a report that strongly condemns online marketplaces for the high level of WEEE non-compliance.The EWRN is an independent network of governmental organisations, such as the EA i... Read Full ArticleWhat you need to know about new regulations & standards that will change lighting
The Lighting Industry came together on 28 May to listen in to Recolight’s webinar highlighting proposals for new Circular Economy standards and regulations. Presenters from Defra’s Circular Economy Team, Lighting Euro... Read Full ArticleLighting and the Circular Economy
The Recolight Circular Economy webinar will take place on May 28 at 11am. The webinar will give attendees vital insights into new Circular Economy regulations, standards and commercial requirements for lighting. Presenters from Defra&r... Read Full ArticleStoring waste lamps and electricals during the corona crisis
Organisations providing essential services during the lockdown continue to operate, although in a difficult environment, whilst applying appropriate social distancing requirements. Such organisations can be expected to continue producing was... Read Full ArticleRecolight appoints new Board Members
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 wit... Read Full ArticleRecolight welcomes Government plans to stop WEEE non-compliance through online marketplaces
Non-compliant internet sellers will be liable for the WEEE compliance of product they sell online. That is the position set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, released todayCommenting on the news, Recolight ... Read Full ArticleRecolight appoints new 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 &a... Read Full ArticleCircular Economy Package
EucoLight congratulates the European Union for the publication of the Circular Economy Package and the inclusion of minimum requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)On 14 June 2018, the Official Journal of the European Union... Read Full ArticleRecolight comments on the Government’s WEEE regulations consultation response
18 May 2018The Government has today published a summary of the responses they received to their recent WEEE regulations consultation – and indicated some of the actions they intend to take.The summary document includes three key change... Read Full ArticleRecolight welcomes Government decision on 2018 WEEE lamp collection target
Recolight, the UK’s leading lighting WEEE compliance scheme has today welcomed Defra’s announcement of the 2018 national target for waste lamp recycling.Defra initially consider... Read Full ArticleModest increases for lamp and luminaire recycling rates in 2017
Recolight has welcomed a further increase in the UK’s annual lighting waste recycling rates. Data released today by the Environment Agency (EA) shows that the 2017 lamp ... Read Full ArticleUK’s 2016 Recovinyl PVC recycling figures reach a new high
The collection and recycling of waste PVC in the UK reached a new high of 120,392 tonnes in 2016, according to latest figures from Recovinyl, the PVC industry’s ... Read Full ArticleEucolight survey shows consumers struggle to identify different types of waste lamps
EucoLight, the European Association for lighting WEEE compliance schemes, has conducted a multinational consumer survey. The survey concluded that many consumers were unable to distinguish between different lamp types. The results re... Read Full ArticleRecolight analysis suggests LED lamps that may breach WEEE regs, sold through online retailers, represent 20% of UK total lamp sales.
Recolight, the leading WEEE scheme for the UK lighting industry, has collated data to estimate the possible scale of WEEE non-compliance through some online retailers. The Recolight analysis suggests that LED lamps which do not comply with WEEE, s... Read Full ArticleRecolight support Government’s proposed 2017 UK lamp recycling target
DEFRA have today proposed a 2017 lamp collection target for the UK of 6009 tonnes. They have said they would particularly welcome evidence from stakeholders to support or indicate if an alternative target may be appropriate.Every year, th... Read Full ArticleRecolight uses LuxLive to expand free recycling services
Recolight will be exhibiting at LuxLive, ExCel London 23 to 24 November. The company will be highlighting the expansion of its free recycling service for all waste lighting.Recolight is the... Read Full Article