Page 13 - Material Flows of the Home Appliance Industry

Amount of Material in Appliances Installed or Stored in Private Homes
Total stock home appliances 2016
67,3 Million tonnes
Total stock home appliances 2016
7.774 Million units
Total stock home appliances 2016 – Steel
35,7 Million tonnes
Total stock home appliances 2016 – Plastics
12 Million tonnes
Total stock home appliances 2016 – Copper
3,6 Million tonnes
Total stock home appliances 2016 – Aluminium
2,3 Million tonnes
Penetration rate in EU per capita
15 units/inhabitant
Penetration rate in EU households
36 units/household
Total home appliances - Sold in 2016
6,13 Million tonnes
Total home appliances - Sold in 2016
1029 Million units
End of Life of Home Appliances
WEEE Generated 2016 – Home appliances
5 Million tonnes
WEEE Generated 2016 – Large home appliances
2,4 Million tonnes
WEEE Generated 2016 – Small home appliances
1,4 Million tonnes
WEEE Generated 2016 – Cooling & freezing
1,2 Million tonnes
Packaging waste 2016
0,8 Million tonnes
Portable batteries placed on the market in home appliances 2015
0,04 Million tonnes
Average % of large home appliances ending in the waste bin in EU
1%
Average % of small home appliances ending in the waste bin in EU
17%
End-of-life management costs 2008-2016
€1348 Million
Waste home appliances collected by Industry in EU 2016
1,7 Million tonnes
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