Portugal

Population

10,298,399

E-waste generated

181

kt

EEE Put on Market

221

kt

E-waste collection rate

33%

E-waste formally collected

60

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

17.6

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

21.4

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

36

Screens

18

Lamps

2

Large Equipment

64

Small Equipment

49

Small IT

12

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Portugal: Aggregation of Existing Laws on Waste Packaging, Batteries, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Tyres, and End of Life Vehicles (ELV) into Unitary Instrument, Decree-law 152-D/2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Portugal

Portugal: Campaign for Collection of CDs, DVDs, and Blue Ray Discs for Recycling, Portaria No. 75/2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Portugal

Portugal: Differentiation in the Invoices of the Financial Instalment Paid to the Managing Entities of Integrated Waste Stream Management Systems, Circular, October 2019

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Portugal

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.