Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15824

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

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 his Department will make a comparative estimate of the UK's total electronic waste compared to the rest of the world.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency regularly publishes data on the volumes of waste electricals collected. Currently we do not compare this figure to that of other countries or the rest of the world.