Types of E-Waste

E-Waste has been categorized into three main categories
Large household appliances: 42%
Information and communications technology equipment: 33.9%
Consumer electronics: 13.7%

Common items of electrical and electronic waste are

• Large household appliances (refrigerators/freezers, washing machines, dishwashers)
• Small household appliances (toasters, coffee makers, irons, hairdryers)
• Information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment (personal computers, telephones, mobile phones, laptops, printers, scanners, photocopiers)
• Consumer equipment (televisions, stereo equipment, electric toothbrushes)
• Lighting equipment (fluorescent lamps)
• Electrical and electronic tools (handheld drills, saws, screwdrivers)
• Toys, leisure and sports equipment
• Medical equipment systems (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)
• Monitoring and control instruments
• Automatic dispensers