Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120526

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 raise public awareness of the dangers of irresponsible electronic waste disposal.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The WEEE Compliance Fee, paid under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 by electrical producers is used to provide project funding for consumer awareness campaigns in the UK, which are managed by Material Focus and highlight the...

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