WEEE Self-Cleared UK Summary: Quarterly Recycling Figures by Category, 2007 Onwards

Environment Agency's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE) Self-Cleared UK Summary contains data reported by Designated Collection Facilities (DCFs) about the amount of WEEE they clear and report themselves. The report contains figures for WEEE delivered to Approved Exporters and Authorised Treatment Facilities, broken down by 13 categories. Data is reported quarterly, with reports available from Q3 2007.

Use Cases

• Track quarterly trends in self-reported WEEE recycling volumes based on the reported figures.
• Analyze the distribution of waste across 13 equipment categories based on the breakdown mentioned in the description.
• Monitor the activity of Designated Collection Facilities (DCFs) outside approved schemes based on the data source.
• Assess the flow of WEEE to Approved Exporters versus Authorised Treatment Facilities based on the two reported destination types.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series with data available from Q3 2007.
• Data is broken down by 13 distinct WEEE categories.
• Figures are reported quarterly, allowing for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Zero figures have been reported since Q3 2008, which may limit the dataset's utility for recent analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Reported by Designated Collection Facilities (DCFs).

Time Range

Q3 2007 onwards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 13:21:37.101500; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom