Italy

Population

59,639,898

E-waste Generated

1123

kt

EEE Put on Market

1001

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

41%

E-waste Formally Collected

461

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

18.8

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

16.8

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

240

Screens

92

Lamps

10

Large Equipment

406

Small Equipment

297

Small IT

78

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Italy: Approval of Statute Template for the Establishment of Consortia for the Collective Management of WEEE, Decree No. 235/2017

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: Fees for Monitoring and Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Decree, June 2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: Fulfilment of Obligations Arising from EU Membership, Law No. 37/2019

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: Implementation of Community Obligations, Law 96/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: Promoting the Design and Environmentally Friendly Production of EEE, Ministerial Decree No. 140/2016

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: Simplified Procedures for the Management of Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Decree 65/2010

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

Italy: WEEE Decree No. 185, 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Italy

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.