Written questions

Electrical Goods and Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 56045 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the effectiveness of the household waste electrical and electronic equipment collection scheme.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 6 Jun 2025

The January 2025 Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the WEEE regulations assess a range of measures aimed to drive up the levels of separately collected WEEE for re-use and recycling. We are considering further measures to deliver a Circular Economy, inc...