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In the 2019-21 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Report<ref>[https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/3675/documents/35777/default/ Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref> it identifies the UK as the second highest generator of [[E-waste]] per person in the world, after Norway, at 23.9kg per person. | In the 2019-21 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Report<ref>[https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/3675/documents/35777/default/ Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref> it identifies the UK as the second highest generator of [[E-waste]] per person in the world, after Norway, at 23.9kg per person. | ||
[[The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the current underpinning UK legislation <ref>Office for Product Safety and Standards, 2018. [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). GOV.UK.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. | [[The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the current underpinning UK legislation <ref>Office for Product Safety and Standards, 2018. [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). GOV.UK.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. In 2020 a parlimentary enquiry called for a number of changes to improve the recycling of [[WEEE]] including the reporting by value rather than weight<ref>[https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/11/electronic-Waste-and-the-Circular-Economy.pdf Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref>. | ||
The regulations identify 10 broad categories of WEEE, including: | The regulations identify 10 broad categories of WEEE, including: | ||