When it comes to collecting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), the majority of EU member states are continuing to achieve progress, with the latest Eurostat figures showing an increase in volumes in almost every EU member state, even in 2020. Most EU countries, however, are still failing to meet the WEEE Directive's mandatory minimum collection rate. That said, the situation is developing differently in the individual EU member states, with more and more managing to at least get closer to the 65 per cent target, while others are still stuck around the 45 per cent mark.
Across all 27 EU member states, an estimated 4.7 million tonnes of e-scrap was collected separately in 2020. It must be noted, however, that for some countries, the data for the year under review is not yet available, meaning the corresponding figures from the previous years had to be taken. Based on this estimation, the quantity of e-waste collected in the EU was up 4 per cent over 2019. The average amount per capita for the entire EU was just over ten kilogrammes....
