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2020 Annual Report

Professional WEEE

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Key figures

overall recycling rate
overall recovery rate
treatment centres

Recycling and recovery rates per appliance category

CATEGORIES

 

RECYCLING RATE

 

TARGET RATE

 

RECOVERY RATE

 

TARGET RATE

 

Cat. 1

 

81,9 %

 

80%

 

89,5 %

 

85 %

 

Cat. 4

 

85,7 %

 

80 %

 

92,5 %

 

75 %

 

Cat. 5

 

73,9 %

 

55 %

 

86,8 %

 

75 %

 

List of hazardous substances extracted

CATEGORIES

 

TONNES

 

Electric wires & cables

 

121,4

 

Printed circuit boards

 

648,6

 

Toner cartridges

 

34,1

 

CFC, HCFC, HFC and HC: gases extracted in the first decontamination phase

 

9,4

CFC, HCFC, HFC and HC : gases extracted in the second decontamination phase

2,7

CFC, HCFC, HFC and HC : oils containing traces of CFC

 

3,7

Components containing ceramic, heat-resistant fibres

-

Components containing radioactive substances

 

-

Components containing mercury

0,425

Capacitors containing polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) and electrolyte capacitors containing hazardous substances

 

24,4

Asbestos waste and components containing asbestos

-

Liquid crystal screens and backlit screens using gas discharge lamps

 

17,1

Gas discharge lamps

11,3

Plastics containing brominated flame retardants

 

1649,6

Batteries and accumulators

 

425,3

Cathode ray tubes

8,1

Treated tonnages

CATEGORIES

 

RECYCLING

 

RECOVERY

 

REMOVAL

 

Cat. 1

 

1 456

 

135

 

187

 

Cat. 4

 

22 706

 

1 786

 

1 983

 

Cat. 5

 

11 142

 

1 934

 

1 983

 

Market share of collection points

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Breakdown of treatment centres for professional WEEE

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