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by moinsdewatt » 25/04/15, 15:02

The weight of electronic waste at a record level in 2014

Latribune.fr 19 / 04 / 2015,

The weight of "e-waste" reached a record 41,8 million tonnes in 2014. Per capita, Norway produces the greatest amount of waste. But in volume China and the USA represent 32% of the world total.

The weight of electrical and electronic waste, or "e-waste", reached a record in the world in 2014, at 41,8 million tonnes, against 39,8 million in 2013, indicates a report published this Sunday, April 19.

Near 60% of these products were kitchen, bathroom or laundry equipment, according to this study published by the United Nations University (UNU). Some 7% were mobile phones, calculators, laptops or printers.

According to the study, Norway is the country with the largest amount of e-waste per capita, with 28,4 kg, followed by Switzerland (26,3 kg) and Iceland (26,1 kg). France arrives in 8 position, with 22,2 kg per inhabitant.


The region that generates the least e-waste is Africa, with an estimated rejection of 1,7 kg per capita. In total, the continent produced 1,9 million tons of this waste.

United States and China: 32% of world e-waste share
But in terms of volume this time, it is the United States and China that lead, with both 32% of the global share of e-waste, followed by Japan, Germany and India .

Less than one-sixth of this waste has been properly recycled, the study also points out. However, they contain valuable resources such as iron, copper, or gold: for 2014, this waste had an estimated value of 48 billion.

"Globally, e-waste constitutes a precious + urban mine + - a large potential reservoir of recyclable materials", underlines David Malone, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Rector of the UNU.

They also contained 2,2 million tonnes of dangerous components, such as mercury, cadmium or chromium, a "+ toxic mine" that must be managed with extreme care, "warns Mr. Malone.

The cap of 50 million tonnes of annual electrical and electronic waste should be reached in 2018

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by moinsdewatt » 01/02/17, 21:03

Electrical appliances: recycling is progressing, despite the "dormant deposit"

By Giulietta Gamberini The 25 / 01 / 2017 Tribune

In 2016, 10 kilos of electrical and electronic waste have been collected in France per inhabitant, compared to 2,5 kilos in 2006, notes the eco-organism approved Eco-systems. The French still retain at home between 5 and 11 unused devices.


The results now exceed regulatory targets: in 2016, the collection rate of electrical and electronic waste (WEEE) - the ratio between the tonnage collected and the average of the three years' To 49,2%, while a performance of 45% was required by French law. In 2016, in France, the volume of these used machines harvested for recycling reached 666.000 tons, ie 10 kilos per capita: an increase of a little over 10% compared to 2015, when 9 kilos in Had been collected by French, is pleased in its annual Eco-systems report.

In 2007, the year following the creation of this approved eco-organism, which captured 80% of this waste, only 2,5 kilos per inhabitant had been recovered. In its ten years of existence, Eco-systems has alone collected 3,2 millions of tons, of which more than 450.000 have been entrusted to the networks of social economy and solidarity, allowing the re-use of 3,4 million devices and the Creation of more than 4.000 full-time jobs.

Screens as small electrical appliances concerned with improvement

The improvement in the collection rate in 2016 concerns all appliance families, with variations between 5 and 16%, underlines Eco-systems. The best result was achieved by the flow of screens, which has been falling since 2011: a change of trend probably due to the shift to HD TNT as well as the Euro and the Summer Olympics, pushing consumers To change screen. Recycling of large non-refrigerating appliances (heating, for example) has also increased significantly (14,2%), as well as that of small electrical appliances (10,8%), which appears to have benefited from consumer awareness campaigns the environmental body.

The various channels through which these appliances are collected and recycled have all benefited from an increase in deposits reported by residents, consumers, donors and professionals: this is the case for waste Half of the WEEE tonnage), retailers and specialized stores (which collect fifth), but also professional recyclers (15%) and social and solidarity economy players. However, Eco-system insists on the particular development of partnerships with installers of household appliances, committing to entrust the products taken back to their customers to specialized service providers: the number of these contracts has gone from 0 to 380 in two years , Said the director general of the eco-organization Christian Braibant.

14 kilos, the lens for 2019

As for the future, "we are aware that there is still a lot of work to be done", admits however the latter, quoted by AFP, in particular in view of the quantitative objective of 14 kilos of devices per year and per inhabitant set by the European Union for the end of 2019. In this perspective, the challenge is notably represented by the "dormant deposit": the approximately 5 to 11 unused objects (in particular cameras and mobile phones) that, according to a study conducted by the industry in 2015, the French store at home, in the middle of a hundred electronic devices owned. This will include breaking the "special relationship, at the heart of their intimacy" that, according to a study conducted for Eco-Systèmes by the researcher Valérie Guillard of the University of Paris Dauphine, the "guards", holding an average of 8 devices. unused, maintain with their objects, based depending on the case on social, emotional, economic or practical criteria.


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by dede2002 » 02/02/17, 05:06

moinsdewatt wrote:
1) ... the ratio between the tonnage collected and the average of the placing on the market of the previous three years, amounted to 49,2%, whereas a performance of 45% was demanded by French law ... .

2) ... the quantitative target of 14 kilos of equipment per year and per capita set by the European Union for the 2019 end.


1) Since the new devices are always lighter or even much lighter (tv), it seems logical.

2) For the same reason, it will be necessary to sell more and more devices, and that they be used for the shortest time possible, to achieve "the fixed objective" ...
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by moinsdewatt » 22/04/17, 12:59

Near 50 millions of ampoules recovered in France in 2016

AFP on 21 Apr. 2017

Some 47 million LED bulbs or fluorescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes were collected in France in 2016 in order to be recycled, a figure significantly higher than 2015, said Friday the Recylum agency in charge of this sector which allows to recover glass, metals And precious minerals.

This result makes it possible to achieve a collection rate of 45%, in line with the regulatory objective for 2016. "Collection is progressing among the general public, but there is still work to be done so that all French people have the right reflex", Hervé Grimaud, CEO of Récylum, told AFP. The year 2015, with 40 million lamps and tubes collected, was a bad year with a collection lower than that of 2014 (43 million lamps).

In total in 2016, 4 tonnes were collected, compared to 894 in 4 and 764 in 2015. Récylum specifies that the increase recorded in 4 is mainly due to individuals with 780 million vials and tubes collected in stores and recycling centers, an increase of 2014%. Individuals represent around 2016% of fundraising. The markedly lower increase in tonnages (+ 19%) is explained, according to Hervé Grimaud, by the fact that in proportion "there are less and less fluorescent tubes, which are heavier, and more and more. more lamps ".

Among professionals, the tonnages collected are no longer increasing, adds the manager, because they have gone much more massively to LED lighting, whose material has a longer lifespan (of the order of ten years for LEDs. against five to six years for others). And this trend will last because "70% of the luminaires sold to professionals are LED luminaires without changing lamps (..) which will no longer generate replacement lamps".

In this context of "technological change", the goal for 2019 of collecting 65% of the average sales of the last three years seems unattainable. "This collection objective is losing its relevance in the context of this technological evolution with LED lamps sold massively for two or three years which will not generate waste for ten years", Hervé Grimaud suggests.

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by moinsdewatt » 18/12/17, 19:07

The world is drowning in electronic waste

18 dec 2017 RFI

A recent report in collaboration with the United Nations estimates tens of billions of euros worth of metals found in electronic waste produced around the world. As the quantity of this waste increases, the rate of collection and recycling remains very low.

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The planet is drowning in electronic waste: smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions and even household appliances. Lower prices for electronic products and rising purchasing power in emerging countries have led to an increase in waste.

Nearly 45 million tons were produced last year, 8% more than 2014. Raw materials such as gold, silver, copper or platinum are among these wastes. The value of these metals was estimated at 55 billion euros in 2016.

But what is shocking is that only 20% of this waste is collected and recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, incinerated or buried in the ground, note the authors of the report. It's still not enough. Several factors explain this phenomenon. The consumer first: he does not have the reflex to deposit at collection points his devices at the end of life. Then there is the difficulty for industries to process some products, very complicated to recycle. Another reason: the low price of raw materials makes the price of recycled materials less attractive.

In terms of recycling, Europe remains the best pupil compared to other regions of the world. 35% of the waste is recycled against 6% for example in Australia and New Zealand. Yet these two countries generated the largest amount of electronic waste per capita. In terms of volume, China followed by the United States are the leading producers.

And the forecasts are alarming. The UN report predicts that the volume of this waste should exceed 52 million tonnes in 2021.

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by moinsdewatt » 06/07/20, 00:38

More and more electronic waste warns the UN

03/07/2020

Waste from electronics exceeded 50 million tonnes in 2019, up 20% over five years, the UN warned on Thursday.

Only 17% of the 53 million tonnes of waste from consumer electronics - phones, computers, household appliances or cars - was recycled, according to the UN annual report on the subject. The rest, for an estimated amount of around 50 billion euros, is thrown away.

This non-recycled waste contains gold, silver, copper, platinum and "rare earths", ores which must therefore be (over) exploited to produce new devices. They also contain toxic substances dangerous to human health, the report warns. Planned obsolescence and the low recycling rate exacerbate this problem, the main one currently in waste, according to the UN.

Asia generated the most electronic waste, with 24,9 million tonnes, followed by the Americas (13,1 Mt) and Europe (12 Mt, but the highest rate per capita), Africa and Oceania being far behind, with 2,9 Mt and 0,7 Mt respectively. "There is an urgent need to increase efforts for more sustainable production, consumption and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment", said noted David Malone, Assistant Secretary General and Rector of the United Nations University. "The amount of electronic waste has increased three times faster than the human population and 13% more than the global GDP over the past five years," said Antonis Mavropoulos, president of the International Solid Waste Association, pointing to a "increase which creates strong pressures in terms of environment and health".



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