Waste management Waste electrical and electronic equipment received for primary treatment

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2023 for primary treatment
Product categories		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use³	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		1,000 tonnes
1: Total untreated waste equipment received, including complete waste equipment and components to be prepared for re-use. 2: Equipment from users other than households or not usually used in households. 3: Preparation for re-use of complete waste equipment and of components. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Heat exchangers	165.5	7.4	0.3	136.8	26.5	1.9
02	Screens > 100 cm²	88.8	3.3	2.2	75.3	9.4	2.0
03	Lamps	8.5	0.1	.	7.5	0.4	.
04a	Large equipment except photovoltaic panels	250.7	24.0	7.5	212.9	24.9	5.4
04b	Large photovoltaic panels	14.2	9.4	.	12.9	0.8	.
05	Small equipment incl. small photovoltaic panels	287.4	27.8	6.5	228.0	48.5	4.5
06	Small IT and telecommunications equipment	91.0	11.3	2.0	73.6	14.2	1.1
Total		906.1	83.3	18.8	746.9	124.7	15.6

As at February 21, 2025

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2022

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2022 for primary treatment
Product categories		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use³	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		1,000 tonnes
1: Total untreated waste equipment received, including complete waste equipment and components to be prepared for re-use. 2: Equipment from users other than households or not usually used in households. 3: Preparation for re-use of complete waste equipment and of components. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Heat exchangers	178.1	11.0	0.2	153.3	21.9	2.7
02	Screens > 100 cm²	90.1	2.8	0.5	79.3	8.0	2.3
03	Lamps	8.0	0.1	.	7.5	0.2	.
04a	Large equipment except photovoltaic panels	253.9	28.9	6.6	215.7	26.7	4.9
04b	Large Photovoltaic panels	16.4	12.8	.	14.8	0.8	.
05	Small equipment	271.9	29.5	6.6	216.8	44.4	4.1
06	Small IT and telecommunications equipment	82.6	9.2	1.5	67.3	12.7	1.1
Total		901.1	94.3	15.8	754.7	114.8	15.8

As at February 20, 2024

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2021

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2021 for primary treatment
Product categories		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use³	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		1,000 tonnes
1: Total untreated waste equipment received, including complete waste equipment and components to be prepared for re-use. 2: Equipment from users other than households or not usually used in households. 3: Preparation for re-use of complete waste equipment and of components.
01	Heat exchangers	186.6	9.3	0.2	159.5	24.9	1.9
02	Screens > 100 cm²	106.1	2.6	1.8	92.8	8.2	3.2
03	Lamps	8.2	0.0	0.0	7.8	0.2	0.3
04a	Large equipment except photovoltaic panels	293.1	23.0	6.5	253.8	24.5	8.3
04b	Large Photovoltaic panels	16.0	5.1	0.5	14.4	1.0	0.2
05	Small equipment	300.6	28.8	5.7	242.6	47.0	5.3
06	Small IT and telecommunications equipment	95.7	10.9	1.8	79.3	13.0	1.7
	Total	1,006.4	79.7	16.4	850.2	118.8	20.9

As at March 29, 2023

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2020

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2020 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use³	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Total untreated waste equipment received, including complete waste equipment and components to be prepared for re-use. 2: Equipment from users other than households or not usually used in households. 3: Preparation for re-use of complete waste equipment and of components. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Heat exchangers	104	190.4	9.5	0.3	162.4	25.8	2.0
02	Screens > 100 cm²	178	113.5	2.3	1.9	100.8	7.2	3.6
03	Lamps	61	7.5	0.1	.	6.9	0.1	.
04a	Large equipment except photovoltaic panels	259	297.7	18.1	6.5	258.1	26.5	6.7
04b	Photovoltaic panels	27	15.4	11.0	.	11.9	1.1	.
05	Small equipment	238	290.2	16.5	7.0	232.2	46.6	4.3
06	Small IT and telecommunications equipment	237	122.4	9.0	1.7	107.4	12.0	1.2
	Total	363	1,037.0	66.5	19.5	879.8	119.4	18.3

As at February 11, 2022

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2019

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2019 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use³	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Total untreated waste equipment received, including complete waste equipment and components to be prepared for re-use. 2: Equipment from users other than households or not usually used in households. 3: Preparation for re-use of complete waste equipment and of components. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Heat exchangers	99	151.3	10.0	0.1	126.1	21.9	3.2
02	Screens > 100 cm²	170	122.4	7.9	2.1	106.4	8.9	5.1
03	Lamps	67	8.0	0.5	.	7.3	0.1	.
04a	Large equipment except photovoltaic panels	264	305.7	25.5	2.0	267.7	29.0	7.1
04b	Photovoltaic panels	19	13.4	10.8	.	11.5	1.2	.
05	Small equipment	230	258.4	43.2	2.2	208.6	40.3	7.3
06	Small IT and telecommunications equipment	225	87.9	14.1	2.4	71.5	11.9	2.2
	Total	354	947.1	111.9	9.2	799.2	113.1	25.5

As at February 12, 2021

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2018

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2018 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity	Including: commercial appliances¹	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity	Including: commercial appliances¹	preparation for re-use	recycling	energy recovery²	disposal
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. 2: In particular energy recovery and backfilling. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Large household appliances	240	357.9	16.3	3.2	301.7	42.5	10.5
02	Small household appliances	196	168.3	9.2	2.9	136.6	23.8	5.0
03	IT and telecommunications equipment	237	125.0	27.2	5.8	105.2	11.8	2.2
04a	Consumer equipment, excluding photovoltaic panels	163	118.1	8.5	1.2	99.6	14.0	3.3
04b	Photovoltaic panels	20	7.9	5.6	0.9	6.0	0.8	0.2
05a	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	93	15.5	0.5	0.1	13.8	1.2	0.4
05b	Gas discharge lamps	48	13.9	6.1	.	12.8	0.6	.
06	Electrical and electronic tools	130	29.8	3.5	0.0	25.2	3.8	0.8
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	108	7.1	0.9	0.0	6.0	0.9	0.1
08	Medical devices	116	6.1	1.0	0.0	5.6	0.5	0.1
09	Monitoring and control instruments	111	2.3	0.8	0.0	2.0	0.3	0.1
10	Automatic dispensers	43	1.2	0.7	.	1.1	0.1	.
	Total	341	853.1	80.2	14.1	715.7	100.2	23.1

As at March 5, 2018

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2017

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2017 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity	Including: commercial appliances¹	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity	Including: commercial appliances¹	preparation for re-use	recycling	energy recovery²	disposal
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. 2: In particular energy recovery and backfilling. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Large household appliances	246	360.3	39.4	2.1	308.6	38.6	11.0
02	Small household appliances	190	144.8	8.0	5.8	113.3	21.3	4.4
03	IT and telecommunications equipment	234	126.0	21.4	8.3	100.9	13.2	3.5
04a	Consumer equipment, excluding photovoltaic panels	164	135.1	3.6	5.8	113.0	12.1	4.3
04b	Photovoltaic panels	18	3.6	2.6	0.3	3.1	0.2	0.0
05a	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	106	10.8	1.0	0.4	8.9	1.2	0.4
05b	Gas discharge lamps	49	8.2	0.1	0.0	7.1	0.5	0.6
06	Electrical and electronic tools	144	32.8	2.1	0.9	26.5	4.4	1.0
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	118	6.8	2.4	0.3	5.3	1.1	0.1
08	Medical devices	127	4.2	0.9	0.0	3.6	0.6	0.1
09	Monitoring and control instruments	114	3.1	0.6	.	2.6	.	0.1
10	Automatic dispensers	41	1.2	0.1	.	1.1	.	0.0
	Total	331	836.9	82.2	23.9	693.9	93.6	25.5

As at March 5, 2018

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2016

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2016 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	Final treatment of the appliances received
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances²	preparation for re-use	recycling	energy recovery	disposal
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Excluding the re-use of whole appliances. 2: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
01	Large household appliances	241	323.0	29.2	1.9	277.1	30.9	13.1
02	Small household appliances	181	140.2	6.1	3.9	118.1	15.6	2.6
03	Information and telecommunications technology equipment	214	114.7	19.0	1.6	99.2	10.4	3.4
04	Consumer equipment without photovoltaic modules	154	123.0	9.8	1.3	105.4	12.3	4.1
04	Photovoltaic modules	14	9.2	.	0.4	7.4	1.1	0.2
05	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	97	7.3	0.8	0.0	6.2	0.9	0.2
05	Gas discharge lamps	41	7.1	0.5	0.0	6.6	0.3	0.2
06	Electrical and electronic tools	135	43.7	1.9	1.2	35.9	5.4	1.2
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	117	6.8	1.4	0.0	5.5	1.1	0.1
08	Medical devices	116	3.0	1.0	0.0	2.6	0.3	0.1
09	Monitoring and control instruments	110	2.7	0.4	0.0	2.4	0.3	0.1
10	Dispensers	39	1.6	.	0.0	1.4	0.2	0.0
11	Total	317	782.2	71.2	10.4	667.8	78.7	25.3

As at March 5, 2018

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2015

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2015 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	Final treatment of the appliances received			Re-use of whole appliances
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	energy recovery	recycling	disposal	Re-use of whole appliances
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Excluding the re-use of whole appliances. 2: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. - = No figures or magnitude zero.
01	Large household appliances	215	287.9	36.4	30.3	226.0	31.6	1.3
02	Small household appliances	165	124.0	10.8	16.9	96.3	10.7	0.3
03	IT und telecommunications equipment	195	122.8	27.7	11.9	99.6	11.2	0.9
04	Consumer equipment	155	128.2	11.7	13.0	104.5	10.7	0.9
05	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	66	1.5	0.3	0.3	1.2	0.0	0.0
05	Gas discharge lamps	46	8.4	0.1	1.2	6.5	0.8	-
06	Electrical and electronic tools	118	29.9	4.4	3.9	22.2	3.8	0.1
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	98	6.2	1.4	1.0	4.9	0.3	0.0
08	Medical devices	89	2.7	1.2	0.4	2.1	0.1	0.0
09	Monitoring and control instruments	90	2.0	0.5	0.3	1.5	0.2	0.0
10	Automatic dispensers	38	4.5	3.0	0.3	4.0	0.2	0.3
11	Total	278	718.1	97.5	79.6	568.8	69.7	3.7

As at February 16, 2017

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2014

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2014 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	Final treatment of the appliances received			Re-use of whole appliances
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	energy recovery	recycling	disposal	Re-use of whole appliances
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Excluding the re-use of whole appliances. 2: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. - = No figures or magnitude zero.
01	Large household appliances	190	238.8	35.2	25.3	202.1	11.4	0.4
02	Small household appliances	155	126.6	8.6	18.4	104.2	4.0	0.1
03	IT und telecommunications equipment	177	135.4	26.0	14.8	114.7	5.9	0.9
04	Consumer equipment	142	150.9	13.9	15.9	125.0	10.0	0.6
05	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	52	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.0	.
05	Gas discharge lamps	40	5.7	0.1	0.0	5.3	0.4	-
06	Electrical and electronic tools	103	31.2	2.5	4.8	25.6	0.8	0.0
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	95	6.8	2.7	1.0	5.6	0.2	0.0
08	Medical devices	84	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.9	0.1	.
09	Monitoring and control instruments	87	2.4	0.8	0.4	1.9	0.1	0.0
10	Automatic dispensers	33	5.3	3.7	0.3	4.8	0.2	.
11	Total	239	706.3	95.0	81.3	592.0	33.0	2.3

As at February 25, 2016

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2013

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2013 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	Final treatment of the appliances received			Re-use of whole appliances
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	energy recovery	recycling	disposal	Re-use of whole appliances
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Excluding the re-use of whole appliances. 2: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. - = No figures or magnitude zero.
01	Large household appliances	191	273.2	25.4	28.7	231.1	13.4	0.4
02	Small household appliances	150	91.5	15.3	14.3	75.2	2.0	0.2
03	IT und telecommunications equipment	180	148.4	32.6	16.3	127.6	4.5	1.1
04	Consumer equipment	152	147.4	14.9	17.6	124.6	5.2	1.0
05	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	43	1.8	0.1	0.3	1.4	0.0	.
05	Gas discharge lamps	42	4.9	0.1	0.0	4.6	0.2	.
06	Electrical and electronic tools	99	25.0	3.1	4.1	20.0	0.9	0.0
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	91	7.2	0.6	1.4	5.6	0.2	0.0
08	Medical devices	88	3.7	1.6	0.5	3.1	0.1	.
09	Monitoring and control instruments	89	3.7	2.3	0.6	2.9	0.2	-
10	Automatic dispensers	41	4.0	3.5	0.2	3.6	0.2	.
11	Total	245	710.6	99.5	84.0	599.7	26.9	3.0

As at February 25, 2016

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2012

Waste electrical and electronic equipment received in 2012 for primary treatment
Product categories		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	Final treatment of the appliances received			Re-use of whole appliances
		Primary treatments facilities, total	Total quantity¹	Including: commercial appliances (B2B)²	energy recovery	recycling	disposal	Re-use of whole appliances
		number	1,000 tonnes
1: Excluding the re-use of whole appliances. 2: Appliances from users other than private households or not usually used in private households. . = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed. - = No figures or magnitude zero.
01	Large household appliances	189	232.9	18.7	23.3	198.5	11.1	1.0
02	Small household appliances	147	110.7	8.4	17.3	90.4	3.0	0.1
03	IT und telecommunications equipment	177	141.7	23.1	16.4	120.6	4.7	0.9
04	Consumer equipment	146	169.0	11.1	18.2	145.4	5.4	0.9
05	Lighting equipment, excluding gas discharge lamps	37	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	.
05	Gas discharge lamps	39	5.4	0.1	0.1	5.1	0.2	-
06	Electrical and electronic tools	105	18.6	0.8	3.0	14.9	0.7	0.0
07	Toys, leisure and sports equipment	92	5.0	0.3	0.6	4.2	0.1	0.0
08	Medical devices	92	2.9	1.7	0.3	2.5	0.1	.
09	Monitoring and control instruments	88	2.2	0.7	0.4	1.7	0.1	.
10	Automatic dispensers	42	4.2	3.3	0.2	3.8	0.2	.
11	Total	240	692.9	68.4	79.9	587.5	25.5	3.0

As at February 25, 2016

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