United States of America

Population

333,251,103

E-waste generated

6880

kt

EEE Put on Market

8377

kt

E-waste collection rate

56%

E-waste formally collected

3880

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

20.6

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

25.1

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

1267

Screens

898

Lamps

98

Large Equipment

1668

Small Equipment

2361

Small IT

587

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

No

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

AEA: Tracking List of Current California Environmental Bills, May 2007

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: California

AeA: Managing E-Waste in America, Position Paper, August 2004

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: United States of America

Arkansas (USA): Disposal of State-owned Computer and Electronic Equipment, Act 970, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Arkansas

Baltimore County (Maryland, USA): Mandatory Recycling of Home Electronic Devices, Bill 62-09, Enacted 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Baltimore County

California (USA): Cell Phone Recycling Act of 2004, Assembly Bill 2901 Enacted, 2004

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: California

California (USA): Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA), Senate Bill 20 Enacted, 2003

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: California

California (USA): List of Chemical Names and Common Names for Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials, 22 CCR 66260, Appendix X, As Amended 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: California

California (USA): Standards for Universal Waste Management, Regulations, 22 CCR 66273.1-66273.101, 2000

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: California

Colorado (USA): Electronic Device Disposal Ban, Senate Bill 133 Enacted, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Colorado

Connecticut (USA): Disassembling of Used Electronics, General Permit, 2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Connecticut

Connecticut (USA): Electronic Waste Law, General Statutes Chapter 446n, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Connecticut

District of Columbia (USA): Electronics Stewardship, Rules, 20 DCMR 41, 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

Georgia (USA): Study Committee on Green Information Technology, Senate Resolution 83, 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Georgia

Hawaii (USA): Electronic Waste Recycling Act, Senate Bill 2843 Enacted, As Amended 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Hawaii

Illinois (USA): Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, Senate Bill 1417, Enacted, 2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Illinois

Indiana (USA): Electronic Waste Act, House Bill 1589 Enacted, 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Indiana

Iowa (USA): Cathode Ray Tube Device Recycling Rules, IAC 567 Chapter 122, 2004

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Iowa

Kentucky (USA): Electronic Waste Disposal and Recycling, Senate Joint Resolution 76 enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Kentucky

Louisiana (USA): Environmental Task Force, Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 enacted, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Louisiana

Louisiana (USA): Establishment of Electronic Recycling and Reuse Task Force, House Concurrent Resolution 262, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Louisiana

Maine (USA): Cell Phone Recycling Act, Legislative Document 1717 Enacted, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Maine

Maine (USA): Reasonable Costs for Handling and Recycling of Electronic Wastes Final Rule of 2005, 06-096 CMR 415, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Maine

Maryland (USA): State Purchasing and Recycling of Electronic Products Act, House Bill 448 Enacted, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Maryland

Maryland (USA): Statewide Electronics Recycling Program, House Bill 488 Enacted, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Maryland

Michigan (USA): Manufacturer Responsibility for Electronic Waste, Senate Bill 897 Enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Michigan

Minnesota (USA): Electronics Recycling Law, House File 854 Enacted, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Minnesota

Missouri (USA): Electronic Waste Recovery, Senate Bill 720 Enacted, RSMo 260.1050 - 260.1101, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Missouri

Nevada (USA): Act on Study Concerning Programs for Reuse and Recycling of Electronic Devices, Assembly Bill 426 Enacted, 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Nevada

New Hampshire (USA): Disposal of Video Display Devices Act, N.H. RSA 149-M:4 XXVIII and -M:27 IV, As Amended 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New Hampshire

New Hampshire (USA): Refuse Reduction Law, N.H. RSA 149-M:27, 1996

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New Hampshire

New Jersey (USA): Electronic Waste Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26A-13, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New Jersey

New Mexico (USA): Memorial Requesting the Secretary of Environment to Study the Problem of Electronic Waste Recycling, Senate Joint Memorial 9, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New Mexico

New York (USA): Universal Waste Management Regulations, 6 NYCRR 374-3, 2002

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New York

North Carolina (USA): An Act to Prohibit the Disposal of Certain Items in Landfills, G.S. 130A-290, 130A-309.10(f), 130A-309.10, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: North Carolina

Oklahoma (USA): Computer Equipment Recovery Act, Senate Bill 1631 enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Oklahoma

Oregon (USA): Electronic Product Recycling Law, House Bill 2626 Enacted, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Oregon

Oregon (USA): Mercury Reduction Act, House Bill 3007 Enacted, 2001

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Oregon

Puerto Rico: Recycling and Disposal of Electronic Equipment, Law No. 18, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Puerto Rico

Rhode Island (USA): Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling, Senate Bill 2631 Enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Rhode Island

Rhode Island (USA): Hazardous Waste Regulations 1984

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: Rhode Island

Santa Clara (California, USA): Environmental Health, Code of Ordinances, Division B11, 2003

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Santa Clara County

South Carolina (USA): Consumer Electronic Equipment Collection and Recovery, Regulation 61-124, 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: South Carolina

South Dakota (USA): Waste Reduction and Recycling Program, Statutes Sections 34A-6-59 to 63.1, As Amended 2011

Archived by C&R

TERRITORY COVERED: South Dakota

Texas (USA): Computer Equipment Recycling Rules, 30 TAC 328.131-155, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Texas

Texas (USA): Television Equipment Recycling Program, Rules, 30 TAC 328J, 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Texas

USA: Plug-In to eCycling, Guidelines for Materials Management, 2004

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: United States of America

Utah (USA): Electronic Waste Reporting and Public Education, Senate Bill 184 Enacted, 2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Utah

Vermont (USA): Electronic Waste Recycling and Disposal, Senate Bill 77 Enacted, 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Vermont

Vermont (USA): Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic Waste, Procedure, March 2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Vermont

Virginia (USA): Computer Recovery and Recycling Act, House Bill 344 enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Virginia

Washington (USA): Electronic Product Recycling, WMMFA General Operating Plan, 2015

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Washington State

Washington (USA): Electronic Products Recycling Program Rule, Chapter 173-900 WAC, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Washington State

Washington (USA): Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Program, Final Rule, WAC Chapter 173-910, November 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Washington State

West Virginia (USA): Covered Electronic Devices Recycling, Legislative Rule, CSR 33-12, 2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: West Virginia

West Virginia (USA): Takeback Program for Electronic Devices, Senate Bill 746 Enacted, 2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: West Virginia

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.