Recycling boss cites ‘alarming’ environmental breaches by LED vendors

One out of every five LED bulbs sold through independent online retail websites in the UK violates environmental law, according to a non-profit company that oversees lamp recycling for the industry in Britain. Nigel Harvey, CEO of Recolight, said most of the vendors providing the non-compliant products are based in China including Hong Kong, yet many of the bulbs are available for next-day delivery. The companies are selling the lamps through “some online multi-seller retailers,” he noted. Recolight did not publicly name either the retailers or the vendors and brands.