
Quarterly WEEE gas discharge lamps and LED collected in the UK 2014-2022
The volume of household gas discharge lamps and LED light sources collected in the UK as part of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive totaled just over 4,000 metric tons in 2022. The largest amount collected that year was in the second quarter, at 1,071 metric tons. In early 2020, collection rates dropped to just 454 metric tons due to waste collection disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.