Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112527
Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026
Question
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat — Maidenhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual volume of electronic waste generated by manufacturers withdrawing software support for otherwise functional connected devices; and w
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra does not collect data relating to the volume of waste generated by devices made redundant due to software upgrades and only holds data relating to the Government’s own Information and Communication Technology devices. This Government is committed to...
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