Recolight,the WEEE lamp compliance scheme,is extending its services by lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for free lamp recycling.
Businesses previously had to collect 1,000 lamps every three months to be eligible for the free of charge collection services.Under the new rules,businesses collecting 1,000 lamps every six months can also benefit from the free service.
According to the company,the expansion of the scheme is another step towards ensuring access to lamp recycling facilities for all.
Last June,Recolight provided the option of a recycling container to be leased for a nominal charge by companies unable to meet the threshold of collecting more than 1,000 lamps every three months.Now these businesses have the additional option of becoming a collection point and joining Recolight's network of more than 1,000 collection points across the UK.
Nigel Harvey,Recolight's chief executive,said:"Expanding access to waste lamp recycling is very important to us.By lowering the threshold and allowing more businesses to become collection points,we hope that as many lamps as possible will be recycled."
Wholesale businesses becoming collections points can benefit from being an open collection point listed on the Recolight online collection point map,which allows their customers to also access the free lamp recycling service.
