First Report - Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy
Select Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 220
26 November 2020
Government response
Third Special Report - Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 26 Feb 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Accepted
It is welcome that Government plans to monitor progress against the Resource and Waste Strategy,...
Conclusion
It is welcome that Government plans to monitor progress against the Resource and Waste Strategy, including both a measure of per capita material and resource consumption and measures of resource productivity with the goal being to double resource productivity by …
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Government Response Summary
The government thanks the Committee and affirms its commitment to transition to a circular economy, reiterating existing plans and strategies to monitor material consumption and double resource productivity by 2050. They are exploring the possibility of setting a legally-binding target to increase resource productivity.
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Recommendation
Accepted
The Environment Agency in England should be undertaking stronger enforcement activity and should be actively...
Recommendation
The Environment Agency in England should be undertaking stronger enforcement activity and should be actively collecting data and information to estimate the actual quantities of E-waste being exported illegally. (Paragraph 161) 66 Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy
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Government Response Summary
The government states the Environment Agency already uses an intelligence-based approach for enforcement and collects data, with recent legislation changes expected to provide more data on plastic exports. It affirms that robust enforcement will continue when intelligence is gathered and that the EA supports industry initiatives to estimate illegal exports.