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Apple Snubs U.K. Sustainability Inquiry 

  • Company planning to hold major product event on Tuesday
  • Apple didn’t answer U.K. questions on electronic waste
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
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British lawmakers criticized Apple Inc.’s failure to answer questions on electronic waste, ahead of an event to unveil a new generation of products.

The U.K. Environmental Audit Committee said Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook failed to respond before a Sept. 4 deadline. The company was previously invited to put forward representatives to a hearing in July, but it canceled at short notice, the committee said in a statement on Tuesday.