Table 1.

Waste EEE categories according to the directive on WEEE by EU

S/No.	WEEE Category	Example
1	Small household appliances	Vacuum cleaner, iron, toaster, coffee machine, clock
2	Large household appliances	Electric stove, washing machine, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioner
3	IT and Telecommunication equipment	Personal computer, laptop computer, phone, cellular phone
4	Consumer equipment	Televisions, radios, VCD, DVD
5	Lighting equipment	Luminaries for fluorescent lamps, straight fluorescent lamps, compact Fluorescent lamps.
6	Electrical and electronic tools	Drills, saws, sewing machine, equipment for turning, milling, sanding, etc. for processing of wood, metal, and other materials
7	Toys, Leisure & spots equipment	Electric trains and car racing sets, video games, etc
8	Medical devices	Radiotherapy equipment, Cardiology, Dialysis, and Pulmonary ventilators etc.
9	Monitoring and control instruments	Smoke detector, heating regulators, Thermostats etc
10	Automatic dispensers.	Automatic dispensers for hot drinks, hot or cold bottles, or Cans

Source: Antrekowitsch et al. [12]