United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Population

65,869,766

E-waste generated

1524

kt

EEE Put on Market

1927

kt

E-waste collection rate

57%

E-waste formally collected

871

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

23.1

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

29.3

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

197

Screens

135

Lamps

15

Large Equipment

525

Small Equipment

487

Small IT

165

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Northern Ireland (UK): Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Charges) Regulations, SI 2014/202

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Ireland, Northern

UK: Collection of WEEE from Designated Facilities, Code of Practice, February 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: United Kingdom

UK: Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations, SI 1091/2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: United Kingdom

UK: Waste Electrical Electronic and Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, SI 2013/3113

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: United Kingdom

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.