Vaping sellers to pay the elimination fees in the context of plans to end the “disposable culture” of the United Kingdom | Recycling

Vaping sellers will have to pay for the elimination of devices under plans announced by the government.

The ministers said that they “would end the disposable culture of the United Kingdom” because they revealed measures to finance recycling of electrical waste.

Online sellers of electrical products, including microwaves and computers, will have to contribute to the cost of their recycling at the end of their lives, under a “polluting country principle”.

Currently, British companies cover the costs associated with the collection and treatment of electrical waste, which, according to ministers, have disadvantaged them compared to their online rivals based abroad.

We hope that the new measures will bring investments in recycling to prevent these devices from being fashionable or strewn in the street. Industry estimates by Material Focus, a non-profit organization aimed at improving electric recycling in the United Kingdom, have found more than 100,000 tonnes of electricity such as irons and microwaves have been grouped across the United Kingdom each year.

The samples placed on these online retailers would help improve the collection and treatment of waste collected by local authorities or returned to retailers, and ensure that there were increased investments in the critical recycling infrastructure, the government said.

Companies such as Amazon will have to register with the Environment Agency and report data on sales made by their sellers abroad in the United Kingdom, and this will be used to determine the amount that should be billed to finance the recycling of these objects.

The Minister of the Circular of Economy, Mary Creagh, said: “We are committed to heading to a circular economy in which we keep electric computers to the toasters in use longer.

“Ensure that online markets pay for their share to manage the cost of electrical waste they generate will increase recycling and level the rules of the game for British retailers, increasing growth and making the system more fair thanks to our change plan.”

Electronic companies have praised the change. Paula Coughlan, the director of sustainability of Currys, said: “We welcome this positive change which contributes to creating a playground more level for British retailers. It is important that the responsibility of securing electronic waste safely is shared fairly, and we are delighted that the government has listened to us and other industry leaders. In addition to charging online investments for waste.

The government has introduced a new category of vapes to ensure that the costs of their collection and their treatment are incumbent upon those who produce them.

Electronic cigarettes, which have become more popular in recent years, contain precious and critical materials such as lithium and copper. The material objective has revealed that the quantity of rare earths thrown in the past three years could have fed more than 16,000 electric vehicles.

Scott Butler, the executive director of Material Focus, said: “We welcome the new vape category announced today, which offers another opportunity to strengthen the environmental application of Vapes. By understanding how many vapes are sold, [the government] May set objectives to ensure that vape producers make their right contribution to the recycling costs of these products. »»