Romania

Population

19,654,874

E-waste generated

213

kt

EEE Put on Market

321

kt

E-waste collection rate

29%

E-waste formally collected

61

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

10.8

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

16.3

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

53

Screens

10

Lamps

3

Large Equipment

92

Small Equipment

44

Small IT

11

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Romania: Approving National Waste Management Plan, Decision No. 942, 2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Romania

Romania: Marking of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Order No. 556/2006

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Romania

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.