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Shining a light on
WEEE lamp regulations
Recolight provides the answers
The Waste Electrical and Electronic gas discharge lamps. It currently has
Equipment (WEEE) Regulations came fully about 60 producer members, being a mix
into force in the UK from 1st July 2007. of manufacturers, own-branders and
These are based on an EU Directive and importers. It offers a range of services to
there are similar regulations in force in all users including :
other EU countries. They cover 10 a national customer service centre,
different categories of electrical and giving advice on specific issues –
electronic products (one of which, 0845 601 7749
category 13, is Gas Discharge Lamps). a comprehensive website
The key points of the regulations are as www.recolight.co.uk with state of
follows; the art disposal site mapping
Producers are required to join a a national collection network
Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) or to (RecoNet) which includes a number
form one of their own. The “Producer” is of ‘Open’ sites where users can
defined as the first party to sell the new dispose of economically viable lots whether on a regular, on-going, basis
products onto the UK market and of waste lamps or just from time to time, contact
therefore could be a manufacturer, an the provision of containers and a the relevant Producer or their
own-brander or an importer. Producer collection service directly to users’ Scheme to agree how such products
compliance schemes are required to set premises, where there are viable will be disposed of.
up systems for users to dispose of their volumes 4. In the case of Gas Discharge WEEE
end-of-life products. These can be in the the correct disposal of waste lamps Lamps you should be aware they
form of collecting such products directly in accordance with the WEEE are also covered by Hazardous
from the user or providing a reasonable Regulations via Environment Agency Waste regulations.Contact the
collection network for users to deliver approved lamp recycling suppliers. relevant Producer or their PCS
their waste products to (or a combination). regarding disposal.
Lamp users including facilities The WEEE Checklist
managers and providers, are required to Users, and facilities management At Recolight we can advise you on the
contact the producer or its compliance providers, should check the following to requirements of the regulations; whether
scheme when they have end-of-life ensure they are complying with WEEE the products concerned are in scope of
products and agree how they will be Regulations; WEEE; who the Producer might be; how
disposed which can depend upon the type 1. Users and FM providers should best to make use of the systems for
of products, the system of each ensure they purchase products from disposal we have put in place. For
compliance scheme and the volumes a registered Producer – ask the instance, whether to register as a direct
involved. Users can choose to deal with Producer for their WEEE collection point in our collection network
their waste themselves, so not return via Registration number (RecoNet) or to use one of the collection
the producer or a compliance scheme, in 2. When purchasing new lamps, points in that network etc. Contact us on
which case the user would be responsible establish which compliance scheme 0845 601 7749 or info@recolight.co.uk.
for ensuring the products are disposed is supporting the producer’s brand You can subscribe to our regularly issued
appropriately. Users responsibilities under being supplied e-newsletter at
all other relevant Waste Management 3. When end-of-life products arise, newsletter@recolight.co.uk
Regulations remain unchanged e.g. Duty
of Care; Hazardous Waste etc.
Recolight is a producer compliance
scheme, set up by lamp manufacturers,
that specialises in dealing with end-of-life
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