Information on actual mass flows of e-waste in EU as a whole
is not (yet) available. The implementation of the WEEE Directive
in the European Member States and the reporting requirements
resulting from this Directive will improve this situation in the
coming years.
UNU171 has estimated the amount of WEEE collected in the EU27
at 2.1 million tonnes, equivalent to about 5 kg per inhabitant. The
percentage of large sized appliances collected is roughly 40%,
and medium appliances roughly 25%. This is projected to rise
to 53 million tonnes in 2011 (assuming full implementation of
the WEEE Directive and an increase in collection), which would
be about 11 kg per inhabitant. The percentage of large sized
appliances collected would be roughly 75% and medium and
small sized appliances would be 60%.
Information on specific amounts of collected WEEE is also published
for some compliance schemes as shown in the table below.