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Call for Evidence

Electronic waste and the circular economy: follow-up

Issues and questions

Electronic waste and the circular economy: follow-up

The Environmental Audit Committee is planning an oral evidence session in April 2024 which will examine the Government's progress on tackling electronic waste four years after the Committees initial inquiry.

The issues and questions the Committee will be examining include:

 

Implementing a circular economy for electronic goods

  • What steps are being taken by the industry to move towards a circular economy for electronic goods? How is the UK Government supporting this transition?
  • How can secondary markets for electrical goods be improved? What incentives are required to implement these markets?
  • Why does recovering materials from electronic waste pose a significant challenge? How has this changed since 2020?
  • How feasible will it be to make distributors collect e-waste?

The UK’s electronic waste Sector

  • Are UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) collection targets achievable? Have they become more achievable since 2020? What challenges do UK producer compliance schemes and WEEE reprocessors face in meeting the collection targets?
  • What causes fraud in the UK’s e-waste system? How can this be addressed?
  • What action can the UK Government take to prevent to the illegal export of e-waste to the developing world?
  • Has the UK Government considered all essential aspects of tackling WEEE in its consultation?
  • Is UK public awareness of e-waste recycling satisfactory? If not, how can it be improved?

 

If you wish to submit written evidence on any of these issues for the Committee to consider in advance of the evidence session, please do so by using the portal accessed via the Start button below. The deadline to submit evidence is Noon on Monday 8 April.

We recommend that all submitters familiarise themselves with the Guidance on giving evidence to a Select Committee of the House of Commons.

This call for written evidence has now closed.

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