Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to improve the regulation of metal recycling businesses.”
Tabled: 30 January 2025Answered: 6 February 2025
Asked by
Alistair Strathern
Labour — Hitchin
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mary Creagh)
Metal recyclers are regulated by local authorities and the Environment Agency and must meet specific treatment standards. We are ensuring that online marketplaces and vape producers contribute fairly towards the cost of recycling waste electricals, including metal components, and the sale of disposable vapes will be banned from 1 June.