Category 1.

Large household appliances Washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners etc. – 49%. Sub-categories %age of total e-waste are discussed.
1A. Large household appl. Excl. 1B and 1C 27.7% 1B. Cooling and freezing 17.7% 1C. Smaller items 3.6%

Category 2.

Small household appliances Vacuum cleaners, coffee machines, irons, toasters,etc. – 7.0 – 7.0%

Category 3.

IT and telecom. equipment PCs, Laptops, cell phones, telephones, fax machines, copiers, printers, etc-16%
Sub-categories %age of total e-waste: 3A. IT and telecom. equip. excl. 3B and 3C. -8.0% 3B. CRT monitors 8.3% 3C. LCD monitors-0.0%

Category 4.

Consumer electronics Televisions,VCR/DVD/CD Players, Hi-Fi sets,Radios, etc. 21%
4A Consumers electronics excl.- 7.8% 4B. CRT TV’s -13.3% 4C. Flat Panel TV’s- 0.0%

Category 5.

Lighting equipment Fluorescent tubes,sodium lamps etc. (Except: bulbs and halogen bulbs)
2.4%. 5A. Luminaries – 0.7% 5B. Lamps – 1.7%

Category 6.

Electrical and electronic tools Drills,Electric saws, sewing Machines, lawn mower etc. (Except: large stationary tools/machines)-3.5 – 3.5%

Category 7.

Toys, leisure and sports equipment Electric train sets, coin slot machines treadmills, etc. – 0.1 – 0.1%

Category 8.

Medical devices: 0.1 – 0.1%

Category 9.

Monitoring and control equipment: 0.2 – 0.2%

Category 10.

Automatic dispensers:0.2 – 0.2%
Ref: E-waste generated by the EU 27 member states in 2005