WEEE Producer Responsibility Reform

28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in helping to reduce the amount of plastic waste.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in helping to reduce the amount of plastic waste.

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10 Dec 2024 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Ymateb y Llywodraeth a chrynodeb o'r ymatebion — outcome published

In response to: Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system

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10 Dec 2024 | Government response Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Summary of responses and government response

In response to: Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system

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10 Dec 2024 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system — outcome published

Seeking views on reforms to increase levels of WEEE reuse and recycling.

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↓ Ymateb y Llywodraeth a chrynodeb o'r ymatebion

7 Mar 2024 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system — consultation closed

Seeking views on reforms to increase levels of WEEE reuse and recycling.

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↓ Ymateb y Llywodraeth a chrynodeb o'r ymatebion

7 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Call for evidence on reforming the producer responsibility system for waste electricals 2023 — consultation closed

The purpose of this call for evidence is to gather evidence and views to support reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 that go beyond the specific proposals set out in the accompanying consultation and impact assessment …

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7 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on reforming the producer responsibility system for waste electrical and electronic equipment 2023 — consultation closed

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, which are intended to drive up levels of separately collected WEEE for re-use and recycling. The reforms will also support …

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28 Dec 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system — consultation opened

Seeking views on reforms to increase levels of WEEE reuse and recycling.

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↓ Ymateb y Llywodraeth a chrynodeb o'r ymatebion

28 Dec 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Call for evidence on reforming the producer responsibility system for waste electricals 2023 — consultation opened

The purpose of this call for evidence is to gather evidence and views to support reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 that go beyond the specific proposals set out in the accompanying consultation and impact assessment …

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28 Dec 2023 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on reforming the producer responsibility system for waste electrical and electronic equipment 2023 — consultation opened

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, which are intended to drive up levels of separately collected WEEE for re-use and recycling. The reforms will also support …

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2 Jun 2022 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations - Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) Balancing System Review 2022 — consultation closed

The 2013 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations (‘the WEEE Regulations’) ensure that producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) finance the cost of collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of that equipment when it becomes WEEE in specified cir

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5 May 2022 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations - Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) Balancing System Review 2022 — consultation opened

The 2013 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations (‘the WEEE Regulations’) ensure that producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) finance the cost of collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of that equipment when it becomes WEEE in specified cir

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26 Feb 2021 | Research linked

Third Special Report - Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

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13 Jun 2018 | Bill introduced linked

Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill — First reading

A Bill to require producers of packaging products to assume responsibility for the collection, transportation, recycling, disposal, treatment and recovery of those products; and for connected purposes

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22 May 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Waste electrical and electronic equipment: amending the 2013 UK regulations — outcome published

Seeking views on proposed amendments to the 2013 WEEE regulations, including introducing "Open Scope" requirements.

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↓ Regulatory Triage Assessment of the WEEE Directive (27pp)

8 Dec 2017 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Waste electrical and electronic equipment: amending the 2013 UK regulations — consultation closed

Seeking views on proposed amendments to the 2013 WEEE regulations, including introducing "Open Scope" requirements.

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↓ Regulatory Triage Assessment of the WEEE Directive (27pp)

20 Oct 2017 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Waste electrical and electronic equipment: amending the 2013 UK regulations — consultation opened

Seeking views on proposed amendments to the 2013 WEEE regulations, including introducing "Open Scope" requirements.

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↓ Regulatory Triage Assessment of the WEEE Directive (27pp)

2 Feb 2015 | Consultation outcome Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Scottish Government Welsh Government linked

Batteries Directive: implementation and draft regulations — outcome published

We are seeking views on our approach to implementing the 2013 Amended Batteries Directive, specifically our draft 2015 regulations and the draft impact assessment.

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↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (5pp) ↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (11pp) ↓ Draft Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (A… (3pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: sum… (7pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: imp… (8pp)

5 Nov 2014 | Consultation outcome Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Scottish Government Welsh Government linked

Batteries Directive: implementation and draft regulations — consultation closed

We are seeking views on our approach to implementing the 2013 Amended Batteries Directive, specifically our draft 2015 regulations and the draft impact assessment.

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↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (5pp) ↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (11pp) ↓ Draft Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (A… (3pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: sum… (7pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: imp… (8pp)

6 Aug 2014 | Consultation outcome Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Scottish Government Welsh Government linked

Batteries Directive: implementation and draft regulations — consultation opened

We are seeking views on our approach to implementing the 2013 Amended Batteries Directive, specifically our draft 2015 regulations and the draft impact assessment.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directi… (12pp)

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↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (5pp) ↓ Implementation of the Amended Batteries Directive 2013/56/E… (11pp) ↓ Draft Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (A… (3pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: sum… (7pp) ↓ Implementation of the amended batteries directive 2013: imp… (8pp)