Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 112527 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual volume of electronic waste generated by manufacturers withdrawing software support for otherwise functional connected devices; and w
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Feb 2026
Defra does not collect data relating to the volume of waste generated by devices made redundant due to software upgrades and only holds data relating to the Government’s own Information and Communication Technology devices. This Government is committed to...