Table 4: WEEE average metallic composition and the amount generated in 2019.
Adapted from Zhao et al. and Forti et al. [16,89].
Metals w/w proportion (%)
Cu 10-20
Pb 1-5
Ni 1-3
Hg and Pd 1-2
Ag, Au and Pt 0.3-0.4
WEEE Equipments Amount generated in 2019 (Mt)
Small Equipments (cameras, scales, , etc.) 17.4
Large Equipments (washing machines, electric stoves, etc.) 13.1
Temperature Exchange 10.8
Screen Monitors 6.7
Lamps 0.9