Croatia

Population

4,114,639

E-waste Generated

50

kt

EEE Put on Market

74

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

77%

E-waste Formally Collected

39

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

12.3

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

18

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

8

Screens

3

Lamps

1

Large Equipment

20

Small Equipment

15

Small IT

4

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Croatia: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Management, Pravilnik NN 42/2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Croatia

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.