WEEE Received Approved Exporters UK Summary, Quarterly Data Since 2007

Quarterly data from Q3 2007 onward, reported by Approved Exporters in the UK on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) received for export and exported for reuse. The dataset is broken down by 13 equipment categories and household/non-household designation, with attribution to the Environment Agency. Zero values are common as only obligated WEEE not previously reported requires submission.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in electronic waste export volumes based on quarterly reporting.
• Compare WEEE flows between household and non-household sources based on the breakdown.
• Monitor compliance and reporting patterns for obligated WEEE based on the data collection rules.

Strengths

• Quarterly time-series data available since Q3 2007.
• Breakdown provided by 13 categories and household/non-household designation.

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.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Data reported by Approved Exporters (AEs).

Time Range

Q3 2007 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 13:21:33.355604; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom