Sweden

Population

10,517,669

E-waste Generated

221

kt

EEE Put on Market

255

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

69%

E-waste Formally Collected

151

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

21

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

24.3

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

30

Screens

20

Lamps

3

Large Equipment

82

Small Equipment

70

Small IT

17

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

Yes

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Sweden: Producer Responsibility for Electrical and Electronic Waste (WEEE) Ordinance, 2014:1075

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Sweden

Sweden: Storage and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Regulation NFS 2018:11

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Sweden

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.