Sweden in total 2022
Here you see an overall picture of how much electrical waste, lamps and batteries the Swedes submitted for recycling in 2022. The total collection comprises 154 758 tonnes and this corresponds to almost 15 kilos per person.
The statistics only include the batteries and electrical/electronic products that have been submitted to the collection system operated by El-Kretsen together with the municipalities. Side-collections from individual municipalities are not included.
All fractions
Small appliances
74 355 583
kg
7,08
kilos/inhabitant
Refrigerators and freezers
28 494 740
kg
2,71
kilos/inhabitant
Large appliances
45 057 486
kg
4,29
kilos/inhabitant
Batteries
3 410 691
kg
0,32
kilos/inhabitant
Light sources
1 306 550
kg
0,12
kilos/inhabitant
Fluorescent tubes
829 564
kg
0,08
kilos/inhabitant
The total amount also includes 1 304 150 kilos of electrical waste from professional products but which is not distributed in the categories above.