Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120523

Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 20 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made about the potential impact of scale of electronic waste on the environment.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra has not conducted a formal assessment of the potential impact of scale of electronic waste on the environment. We recognise that this is an important issue which is why electrical and electronic waste is being considered under the Circular Economy G...

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