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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]

[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]) is end of life ~~electrical~~ and ~~electronic equipment~~ i.e. items that require electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate.

[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]) is end of life Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), also known as [[E-waste]] i.e. items that require electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate. The [[EA]] reported<ref name=''ref1''>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-weee-in-the-uk</ref> that 1.7 million tonnes of EEE was placed on the market in the UK in 2019, with 466,03 tonnes collected.

== Overview ==

[[WEEE]] was first introduced by the [[WEEE Directive]] in 2002 to address the environmental impacts of unwanted electrical and electronic equipment at end-of-life and disposal. WEEE is classed as either household or non-household WEEE. The objective of the Directive and its transposed legislation, the [[Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2007, as amended]] is to promote recycling and minimise waste by putting the emphasis for end-of-life treatment and recovery on the original producers or distributors of the items.

In the 2019-21 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Report<ref>[https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/3675/documents/35777/default/ Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref> it identifies the UK as the second highest generator of [[E-waste]] per person in the world, after Norway, at 23.9kg per person.

[[The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the current underpinning UK legislation <ref>Office for Product Safety and Standards, 2018. [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). GOV.UK.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>.

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*Monitoring and control equipment e .g. smoke detectors, thermostats and heating regulators

*Automatic dispensers e.g. hot drinks dispensers and money dispensers<ref name="foo">Health and Safety Executive, 2013. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE). Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.

[[Recycling]] of WEEE is a specialist part of the waste and recycling industry; it is a rapidly growing sub-sector due largely to the implementation of the original WEEE Directive<ref name="foo" />.

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WEEE generally contains a mixed variety of materials, potentially including hazardous ones (e.g. cadmium, arsenic or lead), making it problematic to manage and meaning the treatment methods for WEEE vary massively depending on the technology used and the relevant category<ref name="foo" />.

== Macro Tonnage ==

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 592,905 tonnes of collected discarded equipment waste identified in the UK in 2016 (WEEE being part of this category and the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]), the most recent data from the [[EA]]<ref name= ''ref1''/>indicated that 1.4 million tonnes of Household Electronic and Electrical Equipment and 0.3 million tonnes of Non-Household Electronic and Electrical Equipment were placed on the market in 2019, of which 466,023 tonnes was collected:

~~== Macro Tonnage ==~~

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 592,905 tonnes of discarded equipment waste generated in the UK in 2016 (WEEE being part of this category and the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]):

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The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of WEEE, but the following WEEE headers in the page are a selection of the above list as captured by local authorities handling WEEE and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]], with the [[EA]] data for 2019 providing a more detailed breakdown for Household and non-household WEEE<ref name= ''ref1''/>.

The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of WEEE, but the following WEEE headers in the page are a selection of the above list as captured by local authorities handling WEEE and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]].

== Fluorescent tubes and other light bulbs ==

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-[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]) is end of life electrical and electronic equipment i.e. items that require electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate.
+[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]) is end of life Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), also known as [[E-waste]] i.e. items that require electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate. The [[EA]] reported<ref name=''ref1''>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-weee-in-the-uk</ref> that 1.7 million tonnes of EEE was placed on the market in the UK in 2019, with 466,03 tonnes collected.
+[[File:Electrical-waste-uk.jpg|300px|left|WEEE - Picture from BioEnergy Consult, All Rights Reserved]]__TOC__
+<br clear='left'/>
 == Overview ==
 [[WEEE]] was first introduced by the [[WEEE Directive]] in 2002 to address the environmental impacts of unwanted electrical and electronic equipment at end-of-life and disposal. WEEE is classed as either household or non-household WEEE. The objective of the Directive and its transposed legislation, the [[Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2007, as amended]] is to promote recycling and minimise waste by putting the emphasis for end-of-life treatment and recovery on the original producers or distributors of the items.
+In the 2019-21 House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Report<ref>[https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/3675/documents/35777/default/ Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref> it identifies the UK as the second highest generator of [[E-waste]] per person in the world, after Norway, at 23.9kg per person.
 [[The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the current underpinning UK legislation <ref>Office for Product Safety and Standards, 2018. [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). GOV.UK.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>.
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 *Monitoring and control equipment e .g. smoke detectors, thermostats and heating regulators
 *Automatic dispensers e.g. hot drinks dispensers and money dispensers<ref name="foo">Health and Safety Executive, 2013. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE). Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.
 [[Recycling]] of WEEE is a specialist part of the waste and recycling industry; it is a rapidly growing sub-sector due largely to the implementation of the original WEEE Directive<ref name="foo" />.
 ‌
 WEEE generally contains a mixed variety of materials, potentially including hazardous ones (e.g. cadmium, arsenic or lead), making it problematic to manage and meaning the treatment methods for WEEE vary massively depending on the technology used and the relevant category<ref name="foo" />.
+== Macro Tonnage ==
+The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 592,905 tonnes of collected discarded equipment waste identified in the UK in 2016 (WEEE being part of this category and the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]), the most recent data from the [[EA]]<ref name= ''ref1''/>indicated that 1.4 million tonnes of Household Electronic and Electrical Equipment and 0.3 million tonnes of Non-Household Electronic and Electrical Equipment were placed on the market in 2019, of which 466,023 tonnes was collected:
-== Macro Tonnage ==
-The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 592,905 tonnes of discarded equipment waste generated in the UK in 2016 (WEEE being part of this category and the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]):
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+The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of WEEE, but the following WEEE headers in the page are a selection of the above list as captured by local authorities handling WEEE and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]], with the [[EA]] data for 2019 providing a more detailed breakdown for Household and non-household WEEE<ref name= ''ref1''/>.
-The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of WEEE, but the following WEEE headers in the page are a selection of the above list as captured by local authorities handling WEEE and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]].
 == Fluorescent tubes and other light bulbs ==