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Minerals: Recycling

Asked by Perran MoonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 30 January 2025UIN 25521

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the classifications of waste to help ensure that critical minerals in (a) used batteries and (b) other e-waste are use

Answered by Mary Creagh

We will consider the evidence for action right across the economy and evaluate what further interventions may be needed in the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) sector as we develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England.

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