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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 1.6 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 2021, of which 498,333 tonnes (as shown in the tables below an increase on 446,419 tonnes in 2020) was collected:
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 1.6 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 2021, of which 498,333 tonnes (as shown in the tables below an increase on 446,419 tonnes in 2020) was collected:


{| class="wikitable"
[[File:WEEE Graphic.png|800px|centre|unframed]]
|-
 
! colspan="2"| Discarded Equipment
|-
| colspan="2"|{{Graph:MaterialPie|Width=200|Height=200|size=200|offset=175|val1=165|val2=502|val3=29774|val4=3937|val5=201877|val6=356650}}
|-
! colspan="2"|Data Table
|-
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF)
| style="text-align:right;"| 165
|-
| Mining and Quarrying (MQ)
| style="text-align:right;"| 502
|-
| Industrial (Ind)
| style="text-align:right;" | 29,774
|-
| Construction (Con)
| style="text-align:right;" | 3,937
|-
| Commercial (Com)
| style="text-align:right;" | 201,877
|-
| Household (HH)
| style="text-align:right;" | 356,650
|}
===January 2020 to December 2020===
===January 2020 to December 2020===
The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of WEEE, but the [[EA]] data for January to December 2020 provides 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 [[EA]] data for January to December 2020 provides a more detailed breakdown for Household and Non-household WEEE<ref name= "ref1"/>.
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