This statistic represents the amount of e-scrap generated in selected countries. In 2015, Japan generated approximately 2.32 million metric tons of electrical scrap.
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Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)*
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E-scrap means both used and end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment, in whole or in part.
* Figures were compiled from several studies, varying by date of conduction: UK 2017; France 2017; Canada 2016; Japan 2015; Germany 2017; USA: 2016; Brazil 2009; Australia 2008; China 2008; South Africa 2009, Chile 2008; India: 2007.
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Bureau of International Recycling. (May 1, 2018). Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. May 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2018). Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Amount of E-scrap Generated Worldwide in 2017, by Select Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/
Bureau of International Recycling, Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/ (last visited May 20, 2025)
Amount of e-scrap generated worldwide in 2017, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, May 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869780/global-e-scrap-generation-in-selected-countries/
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