Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 120525 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
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
Answered by Mary Creagh, 20 Mar 2026
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...