France

Population

64,341,757

E-waste generated

1372

kt

EEE Put on Market

1736

kt

E-waste collection rate

46%

E-waste formally collected

632

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

21.3

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

27

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

218

Screens

114

Lamps

10

Large Equipment

475

Small Equipment

443

Small IT

113

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

France: Adjustment to Classified Installations Nomenclature, Decree 2018-458

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Changes in WEEE Registration Procedures, Order, June 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Control of Waste Treatment Systems, Environmental Code, Articles R541-42 to 48, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: General Requirements for Classified Installations Subject to Declaration - WEEE Handling, Ministerial Order, December 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: General Requirements for Classified Installations Subject to Registration - WEEE and Non-Hazardous Waste, Order, June 2018

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Household Lighting Equipment as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE ), Ministerial Order, July 2006

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Procedure for Approval and Specifications for Bodies Coordinating Collection Schemes of Household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Order, December 2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Procedure for Approval and Specifications for Individual Collection Schemes of Household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Order, December 2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Promoting Circular Economy, Waste Prevention and Management, Decree 2016-288

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

France: Technical Requirements for Treatment of WEEE, Ministerial Order, November 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: France

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.