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Deferred
The current short-term and transactional nature of the electronic waste system is not delivering the...
Conclusion
The current short-term and transactional nature of the electronic waste system is not delivering the high-quality and high-capacity recycling this country needs if it is to reach a circular economy and extract the full benefits to jobs and the economy of the precious and valuable materials currently being lost. (Paragraph 147) Recommendation 23
Government Response Summary
The government notes concerns about the short-term nature of the WEEE system and will explore and consult on a longer-term approach to promote certainty and investment in higher quality recycling methods as part of its WEEE Regulations review.
Government Response
Deferred
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We note in the WEEE system that stakeholders have raised a number of questions around the short termism in the system in relation to annual target setting which may hinder the certainty needed to foster longer term arrangements and investment opportunities. We will therefore explore whether a longer-term approach would promote more certainty and, as a result, more investment into higher quality recycling methods and will consult on such an approach in our forthcoming consultation on the review of the WEEE Regulations to be published later this year.
Source
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Report
First Report - Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy
26 Nov 2020
HC 220
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.7 yrs
Report published
26 Nov 2020