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Defra warns High Street shops and convenience stores that 'ban comes into force in just a few weeks'

Currys partners with Deloitte on new 'Recycle for Good' scheme, which will encourage consultancy's 25,000 UK staff to recycle their old tech at Currys stores

Material Focus warns 'big puff' vapes could see the UK still facing an avalanche of vape-related e-waste

Defra says changes to e-waste rules will ensure online suppliers pay 'fair share' towards costs of collection and recycling

Material Focus executive director Scott Butler reflects on Recycle Your Electricals campaign numbers and recruiting an 'unlikely spokesperson' for the circular economy

Unused electrical items could provide almost a third of the copper needed by new wind and solar farms by 2030

Brits are hoarding 880 million unused electrical items and throwing away 103,000 tonnes of e-waste a year, a new analysis from Material Focus finds

Vast majority of vape firms falling short of e-waste standards, as sector prepares for more than a quarter of a billion devices to be thrown away this year

YouGov poll of 5,100 adults indicates sales of single-use e-cigarettes may have doubled over the past year, leaving a growing mountain of waste plastic and battery materials in their wake

Campaigners warn widespread failure to recycle and reuse business electronics waste safely is undermining climate goals