The EU have recycled more than 3million tonnes of electrical waste since 2002. This equates to preventing the emission of more than 32 million tonnes of CO2, according to research undertaken by the pan-European WEEE compliance company. The CEO of ERP has said “Treating 3 million tonnes of WEEE shows that the ERP has contributed significantly to the EU circular economy and proves that extended producer responsibility in a competitive environment brings huge benefits for the environment at reasonable cost to producers. It also promotes innovation, which leads to higher quality treatment”.

The UK has collected 600,000 tonnes since 2002 making it Europes biggest contributor.