International E-waste Generation
| Country | Total Ewaste Generated tonnes/year | Categories of Appliances counted in e-waste | Year | Source |
| Switzerland | 66,042(*) | Office & Telecommunications Equipment, Consumer Entertainment Electronics,Large and Small Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators, Fractions | 2003 | (1) |
| Germany | 1,100,000 | Office & Telecommunications Equipment, Consumer Entertainment Electronics,Large and Small Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators, Fractions | *Estimated in 2005 | (2) |
| United Kingdom | 915,000 | Office & Telecommunications Equipment, Consumer Entertainment Electronics,Large and Small Domestic Appliances, Refrigerators, Fractions | 1998 | (3) |
| USA | 2,124,400 | Video Products, Audio Products, Computers and Telecommunications Equipment | 2000 | (4) |
| Taiwan | 14,036 | Computers, Home electrical appliances (TVs, Washing Machines, Airconditioners, Refrigerators) | 2003 | (5) |
| Thailand | 60,000 | Refrigerator, Air Conditioners, Televisions, Washing Machines, Computers | 2003 | (6) |
| Denmark | 118,000 | Electronic and Electrical Appliances including Refrigerators | 1997 | (7) |
| Canada | 67,000 | Computer Equipment (computers, printers etc) & Consumer Electronics (TVs) | *Estimated in 2005 | (8) |
Notes:
Attention! The table above gives only an overview of the quantities of e-waste generated in different countries. It is difficult to make direct country-to-country comparisions regarding e-waste quantities, because each country has as different categories of appliances counted in e-waste and different methodologies of estimation.
(*) This is the quantity of e-waste generated in Switzerland that is physically weighed and accounted for. It is a much more accurate measure of e-waste quantities than for other countries for which only estimates exist.
Sources:Attention! The table above gives only an overview of the quantities of e-waste generated in different countries. It is difficult to make direct country-to-country comparisions regarding e-waste quantities, because each country has as different categories of appliances counted in e-waste and different methodologies of estimation.
(*) This is the quantity of e-waste generated in Switzerland that is physically weighed and accounted for. It is a much more accurate measure of e-waste quantities than for other countries for which only estimates exist.
(1) EMPA St.Gallen, Technical Control Body for SWICO and http://www.sens.ch (in German, French and Italian only) ">SENS (2004)
(2) ZVEI - Deutscher Zentralverband Elektrotechnik und Elektroindustrie, i.e. German electrical and electronic manufacturers' association
(3) UK Status Report on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER), 2000
(4) Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2000 Facts and Figures. US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. June 2002, Pages 150-160.
(5) Resource Recycling Fund Management Committee, Environment Protection Administration, Taiwan , ROC.
(6) Govt moves to stem tide of 'e-waste'
(7) Waste 21: Waste management plan 1998-2004, Denmark
(8) Fact Sheet Proposed End-of-Life Information Technology Equipment and Consumer Electronics (e-waste) Recycling Program, Saskatchewan Environment, Environmental Protection Branch, Canada
