Australia

Population

23,641,438

E-waste generated

488

kt

EEE Put on Market

695

kt

E-waste collection rate

11%

E-waste formally collected

52

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

20.7

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

29.4

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

78

Screens

64

Lamps

8

Large Equipment

102

Small Equipment

192

Small IT

45

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Australia: National Approach to Product Stewardship Action on Environmental Impacts of Products, Draft Report, February 2018

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Australia

Australia: Product Stewardship Act, 2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Australia

Victoria (Australia): Waste Management Policy (E-waste), Order, June 2018

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Victoria

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.