Waste Outflows for Electronics, Vehicles, and Cables in China, 2010-2050

Source code for generating a dataset estimating waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), end-of-life vehicles (ELV), and waste wiring and cable (WWC) generation in China from 2010 to 2050. The dataset includes statistics on domestic production, import/export, product consumption, and lifespan distribution parameters. Xianlai Zeng produced the code to ensure the replicability and reproducibility of the underlying waste inventory data.

Use Cases

• Forecast future waste generation trends based on product consumption and lifespan models described in the dataset.
• Analyze the impact of import/export statistics on domestic waste streams for electronics, vehicles, and cables.
• Calibrate waste outflow models using the provided Weibull lifespan distribution parameters.
• Study the relationship between product weight distributions and the resulting waste inventory over time.

Strengths

• Covers three distinct product waste streams (EEE, vehicles, wiring & cable) over a 40-year projection period (2010-2050).
• Includes foundational data such as product consumption amounts from 1990-2050 and import/export statistics.
• Provides regression simulation equations and lifespan distribution parameters, supporting methodological transparency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Xianlai Zeng

Collection Method

Code for generating the dataset from statistical inputs and simulation models.

Time Range

Projections from 2010 to 2050, with some historical consumption data from 1990.

Geography

China