E-waste generation is rising much faster than the amount being recycled. According to a UN report, only 22.3% of the e-waste produced in 2022 was officially gathered and recycled in an environmentally responsible manner. According to the most recent data available, Estonia, Norway, and Iceland boast the highest rates of electronic waste recycling, measured by the percentage of waste each country generates.
In 2020, researchers reported that nearly a million tonnes of e-waste were generated in Canada, with less than 20 percent of it being collected and recycled.