10 December 2024
Reacting to the news that Government plans to make online giants pay their fair share for electrical waste, Tom Ash, senior policy officer at Wildlife and Countryside Link, said:
"Binned electrical waste pollutes our natural spaces and is a waste of materials. With 100,000 tonnes of electricals incorrectly disposed of each year and the amount growing, it's right that those producing this waste are made to pay for its proper disposal.
"But with the UK among the top generators of electrical waste it's clear that recycling along won't cut it. We need to be increasing repair and reuse of these items so they have a much longer lifespan. This would help build a system where fewer electricals are produced - meaning we're extracting fewer materials from the earth in the first place, protecting the natural world and communities from damage and pollution."
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