Overview of the WEEE Directive and Its Implementation in the Nordic Countries: National Realisations and Best Practices

Table 1

The minimum targets of the European WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC [3].

	Category	Recovery rate [w%]	Reuse and recycling rates [w%]
1	Large household appliances	80	75
2	Small household appliances	70	50
3	IT and telecommunications equipment	75	65
4	Consumer equipment	75	65
5	Lighting equipment	70	50
6	Gas discharge lamps	—	80
7	Electrical and electronic tools	70	50
8	Toys, leisure, and sports equipment	70	50
9	Monitoring and control instruments	70	50
10	Automatic disperser	80	75