Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120525

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 steps she is taking to help ensure electronic waste is safely disposed.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 are founded on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility, which requires the producers of electrical and electronic equipment to take responsibility for the environmental impact...

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