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by JohnCClarke 1170 days ago
Had a quick look at the relative numbers.

The original, 2014, directive aimed to eliminate 51,000 tones of e-waste annually [1]. That works out to about 0.11kg per-person annually.

Currently the average EU citizen disposes of 0.74kg of "electrical tools and medical devices" annually.

So you are correct that power tools and medical devices are a much bigger source of waste.

If you are lucky enough to have an MEP represent you, do ask them why they are not addressing this also.

[1] https://interferencetechnology.com/eu-radio-equipment-direct... [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/202...