Canada

Population

38,019,178

E-waste Generated

763

kt

EEE Put on Market

923

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

13%

E-waste Formally Collected

97

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

20.1

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

24.3

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

146

Screens

91

Lamps

11

Large Equipment

180

Small Equipment

272

Small IT

63

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

No

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Alberta (Canada): Electronics Assessment Operations Policy, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Alberta

Alberta (Canada): Electronics Recycling Administrative Policy, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Alberta

British Columbia (Canada): Battery and Mobile Phone Collection and Recycling Plan, February 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: British Columbia

British Columbia (Canada): Recycling Regulation Compliance Deadline, Letter to Electronics Producers, July 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: British Columbia

British Columbia (Canada): Stewardship Plan for 2012 - 2016, March 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: British Columbia

Manitoba (Canada): Electrical and Electronic Equipment Stewardship Plan, August 2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Manitoba

New Brunswick (Canada): Designated Materials, Regulation 2008/54

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: New Brunswick

Northwest Territories (Canada): Electronics Recycling Regulations, 2015

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia (Canada): Electronics Recycling Plan, Revision 3, February 2012

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Nova Scotia

Ontario (Canada): Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Ontario

Ontario (Canada): Final Revised (Phase 1 and 2) Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program Plan, July 2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Ontario

Ontario (Canada): Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), Draft Regulation, May 2019

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Ontario

Ontario (Canada): Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulation, O. Reg 389/16

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Ontario

Prince Edward Island (Canada): Materials Stewardship and Recycling Regulations, 2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Prince Edward Island

Quebec (Canada): Recovery and Reclamation of Products by Enterprises, Regulation, Q-2, r. 40.1, 2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Quebec

Saskatchewan (Canada): Waste Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, 2005

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Saskatchewan

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.