This page contains some interesting data about recycling. This data is from the WEEELABEX downstream statistics concerning IT-recycling for the year 2021. If you want more statistical data, let us know. If you’ve used us to dispose of computer waste, you can request the complete downstream information.
| 2021 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Total amount of material handed over for recycling within the Netherlands in tonnes (1,000 kg) | 575 | 510 | 518 | 478 |
| Total amount of material handed over for recycling within the Netherlands in tonnes (1,000 kg) | 33% | 34% | 31% | 49,5% |
| Reuse as a raw material (mainly metals and a small amount of plastic) | 58% | 56% | 62% | 45,1% |
| Reuse – incineration with energy recovery | 6% | 7,1% | 4,7% | 4% |
| No reuse but incineration without energy recovery | 0,2% | 1,5% | 2,3% | 0,5% |
| Landfill | 1,7% | 0,2% | 0,2% | 0,9% |
| Recycling percentage – This refers to everything reused and not sent to the incinerator or landfill. | 91% | 90,6% | 92,8% | 94,6% |
Approximate recycling percentages for some types of computer waste and e-waste – this refers to the recovery of materials, not reuse as a product!
- Ordinary desktop computers 86%
- LCD/TFT monitors: 73%
- Hard drives (shredded on location): 96%
- Laptops/notebooks: 49%
- Lithium batteries: 73%
- Cables: 88%