The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive came into force on the 1st July 2007 in the United Kingdom.

Thorn have joined an approved compliance scheme run by Lumicom, a not-for-profit organisation set up by the Lighting Industry Federation to administer the WEEE Directive on behalf of the professional lighting manufacturers in the UK.

As a member of an approved compliance scheme Thorn has been given a registration number, WEE/KG0108WX.

From the 1st July 2007 Lumicom will undertake to carry out Thorns responsibilities under the WEEE directive legislation.

What does the WEEE directive mean for customers of Thorn Lighting?
Thorn Lighting is fully meeting its responsibility under the directive. Therefore you can be sure that every Thorn product you specify or buy is covered in the future under the WEEE Directive. Lumicom will recycle and dispose of Thorn luminaires, covered by the WEEE regulations.

Historic Waste
Luminaires stripped out of a building that were manufactured prior to 13th August 2005 are regarded as Historic Waste.  As a responsible manufacturer Thorn is also taking responsibility for the disposal of  any products, regardless of the manufacturer, put onto the market before 13th August 2005 as long as the luminaires purchased to replace the old luminaires are manufactured by Thorn.

Products manufactured after 13th August 2007
These products are identified by the crossed out wheelie-bin symbol. These products are the responsibility of the manufacturer regardless of whose products they are being replaced by.

Lamps and Batteries
Thorn is not responsible for the collection, recycling and disposal of lamps. They are the responsibility of the lamp manufacturer marked on the lamp. Most lamps are returned via the Recolight Scheme at www.recolight.com.

Batteries are not deemed as WEEE, under the Directive. Lumicom can provide a chargeable collection scheme for these at http://www.lumicom.co.uk/

All products returned must have their lamps and any batteries removed before return.