A step towards the challenges of the European platform for the recycling of lighting WEEE EucoLight, the European Association committed to circular economy for lighting WEEE successfully concluded its 7th annual conference that took place on 23-24 May 2024 in Venice-Mestre (and online), hosted by its Italian member, Consorzio Ecolamp. It was a great experience […]
On 14 June 2018, the Official Journal of the European Union published the EU Waste legislative package. This revises the Waste Framework Directive, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, the Waste Batteries directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. EucoLight, the European Association of lighting WEEE Compliance schemes warmly welcomes the EU […]
70 delegates from 18 lighting WEEE compliance schemes meet for the EucoLight annual conference The third EucoLight Conference at Sassenheim, the Netherlands, gathered 70 delegates from the community of producers’ responsibility organisations for lighting. Delegates discussed the latest developments in collection and treatment of end-of-life lighting products as the transition towards a circular economy in […]
EucoLight, the association of European Lighting WEEE compliance schemes has cautiously welcomed the Circular Economy Package released by the European Commission on 2 December 2015. It is particularly pleased to observe that the Commission considers Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) a key tool of an efficient circular economy. Commenting on the news, EucoLight Chairman Juan Carlos […]
A new European association focused on WEEE 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. The WEEE Directive, as recast, has greater impact on lighting than on any other industry sector. […]
