Belgium

Population

11,479,863

E-waste generated

245

kt

EEE Put on Market

306

kt

E-waste collection rate

61%

E-waste formally collected

150

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

21.4

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

26.7

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

38

Screens

21

Lamps

2

Large Equipment

88

Small Equipment

76

Small IT

20

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Brussels Capital Region (Belgium): Waste Management Order, 1 December 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Brussels Capital Region

Flanders (Belgium): Approving Rules on Costs for Take-Back of Products to Collection Centres, Decree, 18 July 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Flanders

Flanders (Belgium): Rules for Preparation for Reuse of Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), Reuse Criteria and Conditions for Transboundary Shipment of Second-hand EEE, Ministerial Order, 23 June 2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Flanders

Wallonia (Belgium): Establishing an Obligation to Sort Certain Waste, Order, 5 March 2015

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Wallonia

Wallonia (Belgium): Takeback of Certain Wastes Including WEEE and Batteries, Order, 23 September 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Wallonia

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.