Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15825

Electronic Equipment: Recycling

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a comparative estimate of the volume of electronics (a) repaired and (b) refurbished before being fed back into the circular economy compared to the rest of the world.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Currently we do not collect separate data on reuse activities for electrical items and electronic equipment.