Online marketplaces to pay ‘fair share’ to dispose of electrical waste

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Online marketplaces operating in the UK will help cover the costs to clean up waste electricals, such as washing machines, vapes and vacuum cleaners, from homes and streets after it was announced today.

Before this change, the costs associated with the collection and processing of electrical waste were exclusively covered by UK-based firms, which put them at a financial disadvantage compared to online competition based abroad.

 

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