Metals: Recycling
Commons · Question 17759 · Tabled 3 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recycling precious metals found in (a) smartphones, (b) laptops and (c) other devices on the economy.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Dec 2024
Defra has not made the assessment requested. However, the industry group Material Focus, a not-for-profit organisation funded through industry compliance fee monies raised under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations has under...