Lighting producers, importers, contractors, finish customers and specifiers all have particular obligations beneath environmental laws relating to coping with waste – to be explored in an upcoming webinar.

There are authorized duties concerning the sale of latest lighting, and the storage, transport, and reporting of waste lighting,  most of which is now categorized as hazardous. What’s extra, the laws is altering, with new digital waste monitoring resulting from begin in 2025.

Particularly, the

• Environmental Responsibility Of Care Rules,
• Hazardous Waste Rules,
• Waste Electrical and Digital Gear (WEEE) Rules,

place an array of authorized duties and licensing necessities on

• lighting producers,
• distributors,
• and contractors

which they need to discharge if they’re to be compliant with the legislation.

To assist the lighting sector perceive the necessities of the rules and its related steering, Recolight – the lighting trade’s main WEEE compliance organisation – is to carry a particular webinar on the topic at 11am on Thursday 11 April 2024. It’s free and open to all.

Recolight specialists – together with chief government officer Nigel Harvey and collections improvement supervisor Lyndsey Tweddle – will discover the regulatory panorama and the choices accessible to conform, together with the great companies provided by Recolight.

They’ll share their recommendation and expertise, supplying you with the information it’s good to totally adjust to the spirit and letter of the legislation. They may also assess forthcoming rules, so you are ready for the long run legislative panorama.