Malta Collects Just a Third of Electronic Waste Sold, Falling Short of EU Target
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Cyprus records lowest number of collected e-waste in the EU
At 4.7 kg, Cyprus recorded the lowest amount of electrical and electronic equipment waste collected per capita in the EU in 2024, according to findings published by the European Union’s statistical service Eurostat on Wednesday. After Cyprus, the lowest quantities of e-waste collected were recorded in Portugal, 6 kg and Malta, 6.4 kg respectively. The […]
Malta collects just a third of electronic waste sold, falling short of EU target
Malta collects less than a third of the electronic waste it puts on the market, falling far short of an EU target of 65 per cent, new Eurostat figures show.Figures published on Wednesday by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics body, show that Malta collected just 6.4 kilogrammes of electronic waste per person in 2024, less than...
Malta Among EU Countries With Lowest Electronic Waste Collection Rates
Malta has recorded one of the lowest electronic waste collection rates in the European Union, with just 6.4kg collected per person in 2024, according to new figures published by Eurostat. The statistics place Malta among the bottom three EU countries for electronic waste collection, alongside Portugal, which recorded 6kg per person, and Cyprus, which registered … Continued •
Almost three times more electrical and electronic equipment, by weight, is placed on the market in the European Union than is collected as waste. The latest Eurostat data shows that the gap has grown sharply over the past decade, driven by sales of household appliances and other devices.
Brussels.- In Spain only 9.3 kilos of waste electrical and electronic equipment per inhabitant were collected in 2024, compared to 36 kilos of new equipment marketed, according to data published this Wednesday by Eurostat on the occasion of the International Day of Electronic Waste. In the EU as a whole, an average of [...] The entry Only 9.3 kilos of electronic waste were collected in Spain per inhabitant in 2024 was first published in EFE Gree…
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