Czech Republic

Population

10,537,911

E-waste Generated

172

kt

EEE Put on Market

176

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

69%

E-waste Formally Collected

118

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

16.3

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

16.7

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

29

Screens

27

Lamps

2

Large Equipment

58

Small Equipment

45

Small IT

11

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Czech Republic: Waste Management of Electronics, Batteries, Vehicles and Tires, Draft Law, April 2019

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Czech Republic

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.