The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 sets annual household collection targets, including recycling and recovery targets, for electrical and electronic equipment. Latest available figures for 2017 show that the UK achieved a collection rate of 50%. Under the Resources and Waste Strategy we are reviewing the WEEE Regulations in 2020 to consider improvements to the approach to WEEE.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Suffolk Coastal"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Thérèse Coffey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-19T12:15:49.14Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Equipment: Recycling"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to encourage recycling of electronic waste throughout the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4093", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen McPartland"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stevenage"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen McPartland"} ], "uin" : "276186"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121474", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121474/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The current 2013 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations require producers to pay for the environmentally sound collection, treatment and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) when it becomes waste.<\/p>
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Producers are set annual WEEE collection targets and finance the full cost of collection and proper treatment of household WEEE, including costs incurred by local authorities, which in turn must enable householders to deposit WEEE for recycling at household waste recycling centres.<\/p>
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Retailers of EEE are required to either offer a like for like in-store take back upon sale of a new item of EEE or to provide funding support for local authorities to support collection, recycling and reuse of WEEE.<\/p>
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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount of obligated WEEE received for treatment at AATFs (tonnes)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount of non-obligated WEEE received at AATFs for treatment (tonnes)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total (tonnes)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 486,403.968<\/p><\/td> 77,426.524<\/p><\/td> 563,830.492<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 505,398.630<\/p><\/td> 74,667.937<\/p><\/td> 580,066.567<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 501,050.257<\/p><\/td> 158,319.669<\/p><\/td> 659,369.926<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 494,407.835<\/p><\/td> 184,834.761<\/p><\/td> 679,242.596<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 509,809.170<\/p><\/td> 134,811.069<\/p><\/td> 644,620.239<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 529,058.633<\/p><\/td> 132,069.321<\/p><\/td> 661,127.954<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 592,428.047<\/p><\/td> 126,999.022<\/p><\/td> 719,427.069<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 534,582.034<\/p><\/td> 118,592.058<\/p><\/td> 653,174.092<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 501,885.359<\/p><\/td> 61,409.832<\/p><\/td> 563,295.191<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The above table details the quantity of UK electronic waste received at Approved Authorised Treatment facilities for treatment and subsequent recycling for the period 2010 to 2018. This data only reflects electronic waste received at sites which have been approved as part of the WEEE regulations to issue WEEE evidence in support of the financial obligations placed on EEE producers.<\/p> <\/p> There are other waste operators, who will hold a permit issued under the Environmental Permitting regulations who will also be treating and recycling WEEE delivered to them outside of the WEEE producer Responsibility system. Such operators are not required under their data reporting requirement to provide specific WEEE data.<\/p> <\/p> Defra make a substantiated estimate on this additional WEEE treated and recycled, when reporting the UK position to the EU. The substantiated estimate is for an additional 270,000 tonnes per annum of WEEE being treated and recycled in addition to amounts detailed in the above table.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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