Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 96116
Electrical Goods: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has she made of the implications for UK waste disposal and consumer product policy of the levels of unwanted electrical items discarded annually by households which cou
Answer
Mary CreaghWe have not undertaken this assessment. The WEEE Regulations 2013 are designed to minimise the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) incinerated or sent to landfill sites. The regulations require producers of electrical equipment to t...
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