Q1 UK WEEE Compliance Data for 2025

The Environment Agency published the Q1 2025 UK WEEE data on 1^st June 2025. The collection data shows that some streams are falling slightly short of the UK targets after quarter 1.

EEE placed on the UK market (POM)

The table below demonstrates that over 46,600 tonnes more EEE was placed on the UK market (POM) in Q1 2025 when comparing against the same period last year (Q1 2024).

There were significant increases across various categories in Q1 2025 compared with Q1 2024; Large Household Appliances (Category 1) increased by 7% (over 9,500 tonnes), Cooling Appliances (Category 12) increased by 18% (over 8,600 tonnes) and the overall Small Mixed WEEE categories (Categories 2-10) increased by 7% (over 8,000 tonnes). Photovoltaic Panels (Category 14) also increased significantly, by 87% (over 21,500 tonnes) which is the main contributor to the large overall increase in POM volume.

Display Equipment (Category 11) decreased by 5% (over 1,000 tonnes), and Gas Discharge Lamps & LED Light Sources (Category 13) decreased by 9% (albeit by only 110 tonnes)

The Q1 2025 POM data shows a sharp increase in quarter 1 volumes, not seen since 2021.

The charts below compare the volumes of EEE placed onto the UK market for each stream in quarter 1 over the last four years (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).

WEEE collected

As the table below demonstrates, there was very little variance between the total collection volumes in Q1 2025 when comparing against Q1 2024, only 265 tonnes less was collected.

Collections of Large Household Appliances (Category 1) and Cooling Appliances (Category 12) all increased from this time last year, albeit by only 1%.

Display Equipment (Category 11) decreased by 4% (over 480 tonnes) and the Small Mixed WEEE categories (Categories 2-10) decreased by 2% (over 520 tonnes).

The Q1 2025 data shows that the total collection volumes in quarter 1 have been very consistent over the last 5 years.

The charts below compare the volumes of WEEE collected for each stream in quarter 1 over the last four years (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).

Outlook for the compliance year

When looking at the Q1 2025 collection volumes against the collection targets for 2025, this demonstrates that only two of the collection streams are currently on track; Large Household Appliances (Category 1) and Photovoltaic Panels (Category 14).

Cooling Equipment (Category 12), Display Equipment (Category 11), Small Mixed WEEE categories (Categories 2-10) and especially Gas Discharge Lamps & LED Light Sources (Category 13) have got some catching up to do over the next few quarters.

Author: Steve Smith, Compliance & Quality Manager, ERP UK

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