United States of America
E-waste classification:
Video Products, Audio Products, Computers and Telecommunications Equipment
Total E-waste generated (1):
2'124'400 tonnes / year
Per Capita E-waste generation (2):
7.33 kg/ person
Year:
2000
Composition of E-Waste in USA (1)
| Equipment | Weight (tonnes) | % of Total |
| TVs | 1181166.4 | 55.60% |
| Packaging | 380267.6 | 17.90% |
| Commercial Electronics | 214564.4 | 10.10% |
| Household Electronics | 129588.4 | 6.10% |
| Monitors | 125339.6 | 5.90% |
| PC's | 93473.6 | 4.40% |
| Total | 2'124'400 | 100.00% |
(1) 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.
(2) Per capita calculation based on population data from CIA Worldfact Book , 2003
