We've been shortlisted!
We’re delighted to share that the Applelec Recycling Scheme has been shortlisted for the Made in Britain Impact Awards 2025 in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year category.
This recognition highlights the positive impact the scheme is having on the signage and architectural lighting industry, helping customers reduce waste, extend the lifespan of their Applelec products, and make more sustainable choices. Through both recycling and refurbishment, the scheme ensures that valuable materials are recovered and reused wherever possible, supporting a truly circular approach to manufacturing.
We’re incredibly proud to be recognised alongside other innovative British companies leading the way in responsible design and production.
Applelec Recycling Scheme
Closing the loop on Applelec Products
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Quality craftsmanship that lasts
With nearly 30 years of manufacturing experience, Applelec is known for quality craftsmanship and long-lasting products. We carefully select our partners to uphold these standards, resulting in durable products with industry-leading warranties. Our commitment to quality naturally reduces turnover, but we wanted to go further. That’s why we’ve launched the first phase of our forward-thinking Applelec Recycling Scheme, giving our customers a straightforward, responsible way to recycle a range of our products at the end of their life, which we hope to continue to develop.
Where your products go
We’ve partnered with dedicated recycling facilities to ensure our products are dismantled and recycled responsibly. Wherever possible, materials are reused to maintain full circularity, cutting down landfill and carbon footprint. When recycling back into itself isn’t feasible, we work with carbon-neutral waste providers to make the best use of materials, such as turning waste into energy.
In addition to recycling, we also now offer refurbishment services, on specific products, to extend the products lifespan, reducing the need for replacements and in turn waste, giving our customers a new avenue to re-use and update their existing products.
Applelec products we currently accept
For recycling:
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Applelec LED Light Sheet
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Applelec ECO Letters
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Applelec ECO Lightbox
For refurbishment:
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LED replacements in
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Applelec letters
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Lightboxes
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Snapframes
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Light engines
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Applelec LED Light Sheet
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Replacement eco friendly lightbox skins
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Re-painting of
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Letter shells
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Lightbox frames
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Snapframes
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How to participate
For recycling
For qualifying products, please email recycling@applelec.co.uk to let us know what you want to send back to us. We will give you a returns code, along with an address to send it back too. Once we receive the product, the team will disassemble the product into its components parts and send them to the relevant recycling partners, taking care of the whole process for you.
For refurbishment
For qualifying products, please email recycling@applelec.co.uk and lets us know what you want refurbishing and our sales team will be back in touch with a quote for the work.
Eco Engineering
Have a project or scheme that you want to improve the sustainability on, let our team know and we can suggest eco friendly and/or energy efficient materials.