Information on WEEE management in the EU

• Author: Clemm, Christan; Löw, Clara; Baron, Yifaat; Moch, Katja; Möller, Martin; Köhler, Andreas R; Gensch, Carl-Otto; Deubzer, Otmar
• Pages: 86-95

Methodology for Identification and Assessment

of substances for inclusion in Annex II under RoHS

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A.5 Information on WEEE management in the EU

The following section has been based on the AUBA 2013 methodology in structure and updated

as far as new data were available.

The following information and sources have been compiled to assist the assessment of substance

in relation to possible impacts of substances during the waste management of EEE.

A.5.1 Amounts of EEE put on the European market

Below the amounts of EEE put on the EU market divided by EEE categories according to WEEE

Annex I (transitional period) in 2014 (last non-provisional data) and in 2016 (most recent provi-

sional Eurostat estimation) according to Eurostat139 are provided.

EEE category Products put on the

market (t) for 2014 Products put on the mar-

ket (t) 2016 - provisional

data, Eurostat estimate

Automatic dispensers 72.404 71.655

Consumer equipment and photo-

voltaic panels 783.854 878.168

Electrical and electronic tools 555.788 624.977

Gas discharge lamps 84.613 71.333

IT and telecommunications equip-

ment 1.250.096 1.148.155

Large household appliances 4.742.498 5.273.012

Lighting equipment 393.906 492.726

Medical devices 101.612 108.011

Monitoring and control instruments 142.959 179.233

Small household appliances 906.484 979.871

Toys, leisure and sports equip-

t

226.729 267.701

Total

*…amounts collected / put on the

market

9.260.943 10.094.842

139 See Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management operations [env_waselee], last up-

date: 27-03-2019 under http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/submitViewTableAction.do