Research Article
Electronic Waste: A Growing Concern in Today's Environment
Table 3
Prediction of EOL using forecast function.
| Total EOL products | Total recycled | Total disposed | Year | Units (mill) | Tons (000) | Units (mill) | Tons (000) | Ton (%) | Units (mill) | Tons (000) | Ton (%) |
| 1999 | 159 | 1,056 | 23.6 | 157 | 14.9 | 135.4 | 899.2 | 85 | 2000 | 161.6 | 1282 | 24 | 190 | 14.8 | 137.7 | 1092 | 85 | 2001 | 193.6 | 1447.6 | 28.1 | 210 | 14.5 | 165.5 | 1237.6 | 85 | 2001 | 225.2 | 1634 | 34.6 | 250 | 15.3 | 190.7 | 1384 | 85 | 2003 | 273.8 | 1944.7 | 40.8 | 290 | 14.9 | 232.9 | 1654.7 | 85 | 2004 | 310.7 | 2043.5 | 48.6 | 320 | 15.7 | 262 | 1723.5 | 84 | 2005 | 342.1 | 2172.6 | 54.3 | 345 | 15.9 | 287.8 | 1827.6 | 84 | 2006 | 342.9 | 2107.8 | 61.3 | 377 | 17.9 | 281.5 | 1730.8 | 82 | 2007 | 372.7 | 2251.7 | 68.5 | 414 | 18.4 | 304.2 | 1837.7 | 82 | 2008 | 412.6 | 2527.1 | 72.4 | 441.2 | 18 | 340.1 | 2088 | 83 | 2009 | 441.5 | 2674.7 | 78.2 | 471.9 | 18.4 | 363.2 | 2205.4 | 82 | 2010 | 470.5 | 2822.9 | 84 | 502.6 | 18.8 | 386.3 | 2322.8 | 82 | 2011 | 499.4 | 2970.5 | 89.8 | 533.3 | 19.2 | 409.4 | 2440.3 | 82 | 2012 | 528.4 | 3118.7 | 95.6 | 564 | 19.1 | 432.5 | 2557.7 | 82 | 2013 | 557.3 | 3266.3 | 101.5 | 595.3 | 19.9 | 455.6 | 2675.1 | 81 | 2014 | 586.3 | 3414.5 | 107.3 | 626 | 20.3 | 478.7 | 2792.5 | 81 | 2015 | 615.2 | 3562.1 | 113.1 | 656.7 | 20.7 | 501.8 | 2909.9 | 81 |
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