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