Annual household e-waste collected in the UK 2008-2023
In 2023, more than 473,000 metric tons of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) were collected in the United Kingdom. This was a year-over-year increase of 1.1 percent. In 2020, the amount of household e-waste collected dropped to the lowest level for more than a decade, at roughly 460,130 metric tons. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to collection services throughout the year.