The UK government is set to make it easier for households to recycle electrical cords, devices and white goods under new UK-wide plans announced.
To power the transition to a circular economy, UK government proposals will change how we all dispose of electrical equipment, both large and small, ensuring retailers can turn old goods into new wares.
A range of measures are proposed within the joint UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive consultation for introduction from 2026, including:
- UK-wide collections of waste electricals directly from households – saving the public from having to trek to distant electrical disposal points. The collections would be financed by producers of electrical items, not the taxpayer, and not necessarily require any further bins.
- Large retailers rolling out collection drop points for electrical items in-store, free of charge, without the need to buy a replacement product.
- Retailers and online sellers taking on responsibility for collecting unwanted or broken large electrical items such as fridges or cookers when delivering a replacement.
As such, the UK Government has launched a consultation which closes at 11:45pm on 7 March 2024, on the proposed improvements to the industry-funded scheme for waste electricals.
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