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Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

Asked by Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 16200

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12919, what support her Department is providing to tier two local authorities in Norfolk to help resume small waste electrical and electronic equipment and battery recycling services halted as a result of a recycling centre fire.

Answered by Mary Creagh

I refer the hon. Member to the response given to him on 29 June 2026 to PQ UIN 12919.

Defra officials and the Environment Agency (EA) are engaging with Norfolk County Council regarding the challenges it is facing dealing with backlogs of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) at Norfolk's recycling centres to help Norfolk councils to resume WEEE and batteries recycling services.

The EA's focus has been on Norfolk's Household Waste Recycling Centre contractors to help resolve issues on their sites.

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