WEEE Received AATFs UK Summary: Quarterly Waste Electrical Recycling Figures

Quarterly data reported by UK Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs) on the amount of obligated Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) received. Figures are broken down by 13 equipment categories and by household versus non-household sources. The dataset is produced by the Environment Agency and contains records dating back to the third quarter of 2007.

Use Cases

• Tracking national recycling rates for WEEE based on reported quarterly totals.
• Analyzing trends in household versus non-household electronic waste disposal over time.
• Comparing the volume of WEEE received for treatment versus for reuse across different equipment categories.
• Monitoring compliance and performance of the UK's WEEE regulatory framework.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series with data available from Q3 2007.
• Data is reported quarterly, allowing for regular trend analysis.
• Breakdowns by 13 WEEE categories and by household/non-household sources are specified.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the UK regulatory system.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Reported by Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs).

Time Range

Q3 2007 onward

Freshness

Quarterly reporting; last metadata update was 2026-05-15.

Geography

United Kingdom