United Kingdom
E-waste classification:
Large Household Appliances, Small Household Appliances, Office and Telecommunications Equipment, Audio & Video Electronics, TV's, Lamps, Monitoring and Control Equipment, Electronic Toys, Electrical and Electronic Tools.
Large Household Appliances, Small Household Appliances, Office and Telecommunications Equipment, Audio & Video Electronics, TV's, Lamps, Monitoring and Control Equipment, Electronic Toys, Electrical and Electronic Tools.
Total E-waste generated (1):
915,000 tonnes / year
Per Capita E-waste generation (2):
13.41 kg/ person
Year:
1998
Composition of E-Waste in UK (1)
| Equipment | Weight (tonnes) | % of Total |
| Large Household Appliances | 392'000 | 43% |
| Small Household Appliances | 30'000 | 3% |
| IT Equipment | 357'000 | 39% |
| Telecoms | 8'000 | 1% |
| Radio, TV and Audio | 72'000 | 8% |
| Lamps | 12'000 | 1% |
| Monitoring and Control | 8'000 | 1% |
| Toys | 8'000 | 1% |
| Electronic & Electrical Tools | 28'000 | 3% |
| Total | 915'000 | 100% |
(1) UK Status Report on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling (ICER), 2000
(2) Per capita calculation based on population data from CIA Worldfact Book , 2003
