Government failing to grasp scale of ‘e-waste tsunami’ – MPs
by Rebecca Speare-Cole
Mar 12, 2024
3 minutes
The Government is failing to fully grasp the “tsunami” of electronic waste in the UK, MPs have warned.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said there appears to have been little progress over the last few years and no long-term delivery plan on Government ambitions to tackle the issue.
In a 2020 report, the committee warned ministers about the huge human and environmental impact of manufacturing electronic items, including the significant carbon emissions that are released into
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