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Waste electronics collected

Waste electronics collected

Producers collect end-of-life household electronics through municipal collection sites. This is done in seven fractions. In addition, end-of-life electronics are collected through regional collection points of the compliance schemes and in take-back systems of producers and the retail trade.

Waste electronics collected per category, end-user, and collection route

ÅrKategori / TonKomm. inds., hushold.Kollektiv ordning, hushold.Prod. egen, hushold.I alt, hushold.Kollektiv ordning, erhvervProd. egen, erhvervI alt, erhvervTotal
20183. IT- og teleudstyr8486.227250.07243.5648979.86128.451525.445553.8969533.757
20188. Medicinsk udstyr103.5891.2550.569105.4130.30880.12580.433185.846
20187. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr1024.19319.0825.0241048.2994.0090.0444.0531052.352
20189. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter238.5413.90417.707260.1521.105945.224946.3291206.481
20181. Store husholdningsprodukter32807.2522645.378101.9635554.59589.328661.721251.04836805.638
20186. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj3154.26389.70914.0713258.04316.2768.67784.9473342.99
20182. Små husholdningsprodukter6954.681200.84624.6867180.21333.3782.48835.8667216.079
20185b. Lyskilder562.379306.1870.001868.56701.4691.469870.036
20185a. Armaturer1941.88141.7017.1851990.7677.2650.9458.211998.977
20184a. Forbrugerudstyr8702.765197.51334.7288935.00620.4232.97223.3958958.401
201810. Automatiske dispensere00009.240.93810.17810.178
20181. Udstyr til temperaturudveksling00000000
20184. Stort udstyr00000222
20182. Skærme og monitorer00000000
20184b. Fotovoltaiske paneler6.421006.4210006.421
20186. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr00000000
20185. Småt udstyr00000000
20183. Lyskilder00000000
20173. IT- og teleudstyr9204.711121.441302.7529628.90461.441488.604550.04510178.949
20178. Medicinsk udstyr000.0020.002045.51545.51545.517
20177. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr259.4023.4951.344264.2411.8130.0591.872266.113
20179. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter241.4473.50916.459261.4151.811155.449157.26418.675
20175b. Lyskilder607.522262.0644.134873.724.5942.0156.609880.329
20171. Store husholdningsprodukter35307.0771299.628608.23837214.943829.982576.2351406.21738621.16
20176. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj1477.91521.0523.0451502.01218.14454.54472.6881574.7
20172. Små husholdningsprodukter5629.03480.65117.9465727.63141.7250.07741.8025769.433
20175a. Armaturer984.0714.0352.031000.1357.2590.8418.11008.235
20174a. Forbrugerudstyr10382.81101.49643.72910528.03537.8624.70242.56410570.599
201710. Automatiske dispensere000000.2980.2980.298
20174b. Fotovoltaiske paneler4.3030.46804.7710004.771
20175. Småt udstyr00000000
20176. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr00000000
20174. Stort udstyr00000000
20172. Skærme og monitorer00000000
20173. Lyskilder00000000
20163. IT- og teleudstyr9122.526115.113249.1339486.77256.988620.68677.66810164.44
20168. Medicinsk udstyr0.02500.0250.05031.01731.01731.067
20167. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr240.9994.21114.225259.4351.6462.4924.138263.573
20169. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter243.2372.49516.088261.821.641221.093222.734484.554
20165b. Lyskilder539.391315.4687.364862.2234.6731.7756.448868.671
20161. Store husholdningsprodukter34390.0751622.9251257.17237270.172569.788546.5361116.32438386.496
20166. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj1393.56621.8925.0221420.4817.73446.33364.0671484.547
20162. Små husholdningsprodukter5357.90174.78352.2495484.93337.8670.54238.4095523.342
20165a. Armaturer930.39314.3093.281947.9836.5841.27.784955.767
20164a. Forbrugerudstyr12208.777108.79848.62912366.20436.0167.25243.26812409.472
201610. Automatiske dispensere000000.4880.4880.488
20164b. Fotovoltaiske paneler3.15003.150003.15
20166. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr00000000
20164. Stort udstyr00000000
20165. Småt udstyr00000000
20162. Skærme og monitorer00000000
20163. Lyskilder00000000
20158. Medicinsk udstyr0.795000.79506.3656.3657.16
20153. IT- og teleudstyr9557.239115.354200.9279873.5258.6732038.8052097.47811970.998
20157. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr478.5626.5122.197487.2713.6020.0443.646490.917
20159. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter0.008011.14911.1570175.253175.253186.41
20155b. Lyskilder459.491289.4740748.96525.1582.13827.296776.261
20151. Store husholdningsprodukter30558.614862.894939.03232360.541092.523509.8181602.34133962.881
20156. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj1916.69126.1065.1411947.93824.71237.47962.1912010.129
20152. Små husholdningsprodukter5254.75971.43220.9865347.17738.4620.1138.5725385.749
20155a. Armaturer1194.20416.2540.3811210.8399.0040.4859.4891220.328
20154a. Forbrugerudstyr15202.747158.3546.35115407.44862.5955.2467.83515475.283
201510. Automatiske dispensere000000.070.070.07
20154b. Fotovoltaiske paneler0.858000.8580.85800.8581.716
20156. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr00000000
20154. Stort udstyr00000000
20155. Småt udstyr00000000
20152. Skærme og monitorer00000000
20153. Lyskilder00000000
20143. IT- og teleudstyr10387.134127.84228.16710743.14148.282407.697455.97911199.12
20148. Medicinsk udstyr23.6040.428024.0320.6813.07413.75437.786
20147. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr521.7117.4153.094532.222.9610.2913.252535.472
20149. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter10.940.22310.37121.5340.114147.798147.912169.446
20145b. Lyskilder511.578254.9550766.5339.5082.21711.725778.258
20142. Små husholdningsprodukter5257.12375.46123.2745355.85832.5830.83533.4185389.276
20144a. Forbrugerudstyr16636.842186.03535.30816858.18548.277.90256.17216914.357
20141. Store husholdningsprodukter29955.365916.984820.36231692.711991.33748.5051039.84232732.553
20146. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj1966.40828.5665.8262000.812.61437.06149.6752050.475
20145a. Armaturer856.03517.4860.715874.23610.4050.32510.73884.966
201410. Automatiske dispensere000000.680.680.68
20144b. Fotovoltaiske paneler0.717000.71700.10.10.817
20145. Småt udstyr00000000
20144. Stort udstyr00000000
20123. IT- og teleudstyr11974.842267.254279.3212521.41684.921694.13779.05113300.467
20128. Medicinsk udstyr45.5110.9510.11646.5780.15211.0111.16257.74
20127. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr182.25155.8181.505339.5730.6280.1390.767340.34
20129. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter432.3629.0338.654450.0491.49176.33877.829527.878
20124a. Forbrugerudstyr21887.693482.823154.95622525.47225.73511.89137.62622563.098
20126. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj930.91919.4046.675956.99813.92922.40736.336993.334
20125b. Lyskilder460.073240.3840.75701.2070.1833.5823.765704.972
20122. Små husholdningsprodukter4894.98382.04116.3224993.34613.6098.40822.0175015.363
20121. Store husholdningsprodukter29651.0291558.149843.27632052.4542.91166.15769.06832121.522
20125a. Armaturer00000.5171.4852.0022.002
201210. Automatiske dispensere000028.7430.3729.11329.113
20133. IT- og teleudstyr11394.927196.341261.68111852.94990.197544.151634.34812487.297
20138. Medicinsk udstyr46.6250.8570.12447.6060.42311.42111.84459.45
20139. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter443.3778.513.72465.5974.041154.251158.292623.889
20135b. Lyskilder445.858235.9890.151681.99805.0545.054687.052
20132. Små husholdningsprodukter4864.08474.93842.5814981.60337.10622.70359.8095041.412
20134a. Forbrugerudstyr18641.253252.61765.85718959.72763.60734.08397.6919057.417
20131. Store husholdningsprodukter29992.5071348.623803.57332144.70315.827181.441197.26832341.971
20136. Elektrisk og elektronisk værktøj957.33417.6151.747976.69615.78734.97150.7581027.454
20135a. Armaturer02.9587.5510.5088.0680.678.73819.246
20137. Legetøj og fritids- og sportsudstyr209.4723.4481.277214.1971.7060.11.806216.003
201310. Automatiske dispensere000000.80.80.8
20196. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr2760.03779.8513.9152853.80214.51385.772100.2852954.087
20194. Stort udstyr28233.7972330.963339.25430904.014295.745817.791113.53532017.549
20192. Skærme og monitorer6058.06745.62730.9396134.6335.9379.65515.5926150.225
20195. Småt udstyr17306.38340.97284.28517731.63784.089550.203634.29218365.929
20191. Udstyr til temperaturudveksling11537.909723.357167.89212429.158201.9914.244206.23512635.393
20193. Lyskilder553.705320.1330.293874.1314.8056.3511.155885.286
20197. Fotovoltaiske paneler24.3190024.31900024.319
20199. Overvågnings- og reguleringsinstrumenter00000000
20206. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr4612.224192.7740.7234805.72114.53641.50556.0414861.762
20205. Småt udstyr16189.834520.6881.55816792.07235.09785.441120.53816912.61
20204. Stort udstyr29217.9763675.394627.60733520.97747.329670.572717.90134238.878
20203. Lyskilder532.724260.2010.04792.96505.1195.119798.084
20202. Skærme og monitorer6866.7971.81734.9676973.5743.0197.36410.3836983.957
20201. Udstyr til temperaturudveksling13825.092799.381329.61114954.08490.21322.772112.98515067.069
20207. Fotovoltaiske paneler30.9510030.95100030.951
20216. Småt it- og telekommunikationsudstyr3480.235249.3750.6053730.2158.98750.79959.7863790.001
20215. Småt udstyr14771.001674.13858.45215503.59139.65966.875106.53415610.125
20214. Stort udstyr32086.0191627.586567.86534281.47120.579618.255738.83435020.304
20212. Skærme og monitorer5764.25680.07529.2265873.5575.2241.7616.9855880.542
20211. Udstyr til temperaturudveksling14288.822661.858190.33915141.019101.1441.473542.57315683.592
20213. Lyskilder520.072202.2020.022722.2960.4663.8844.35726.646
20217. Fotovoltaiske paneler20.3890.029020.41808.468.4628.878
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Data quality

From the table “Waste electronics collected per category and end-user” in the statistics it appears that relatively low volumes of business waste electronics have been collected when the number of producers dealing in business equipment is compared with the volumes collected from households. Possible explanations for these limited quantities may be:

1) Some commercial businesses import electrical equipment for their own use. These businesses are not subject to producer responsibility in terms of registration and reporting to DPA. Quantities imported for one’s own use will therefore not be included in the statistics for quantities placed on the market. Businesses that import business electronics for own use, however, are still subject to the requirement for environmental treatment of end-of-life electronics, so the producer or the environmentally approved recycling industry is presupposed to report data ((See item 2).

2) Businesses disposing of waste electronics have the right, but not the duty, to deliver these end-of-life electronics to producers of this equipment. By contrast, the producer has the duty, but not the right to receive their end-of-life products, and to secure the environmental treatment of these products. If these business electronics are not delivered to the producer at the end of their service life, but to a recycling facility, these volumes will not be included in DPA’s statistics of collected quantities. It is presupposed that instead these quantities are reported to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency’s Waste Data System.

Total collection of waste electronics, developments in quantities

Developments in quantities of waste electronics collected

It appears that the collection of end-of-life electronics has been on a decline for some years, but now this trend seems to have changed.

Waste electronics from households and businesses have a positive value; For this reason, some of these waste resources may bypass the official routes, and thereby also the statistics.

Quantities collected is a measurement point of environmental legislation, so these quantities are used for the calculation of a collection rate that must be reported to the EU Commission.

The calculated collection rate is found in the menu “EU targets electronics”.

Statistics electronics

EEE placed on the market

See quantities of electronics per category that were placed on the Danish market in 2020; you can also see developments in quantities placed on the market.

Quantities of waste electronics collected

See quantities of waste electronics collected in municipalities, by compliance schemes, or taken back by the producer in 2020.

Municipal collection of electronics

See municipal collection of waste electronics. See how many electronics each municipality collects per fraction, capita, and total.

Difference - sold and collected

See the difference between what is placed on the market and what is collected as waste.

Treated quantities - Geographical area

See the geographical location of the first treatment facility as well as rate of reuse, recycling, and recovery per category.

Environmental targets Electronics

See Denmark's compliance with environmental targets set out by the EU Commission.