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Table 2 E-waste components (kg or g per unit)

From: The life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and life-cycle costs of e-waste management in Thailand

 

Recyclable plastic

Non-recyclable plastic

Glass

Steel

Aluminum

Copper

Circuit board

Carbon

Battery

Other

TV CRT; LG 21″ (23 kg)

3.66

0.08

14.98

2.29

0.03

0.46

0.97

0.27

–

0.26

Air conditioner (31 kg)

7.19

–

–

16.87

2.87

3.65

0.12

–

–

0.44

Computer monitor CRT; 30 cm (18.2 kg)

3

0.2

8.4

3.1

0.1

0.8

1.9

0.3

–

0.5

CPU; (6.5 kg)

0.7

–

–

3.9

0.4

–

1.2

–

–

0.3

Feature cellphone (95.1 g)

–

31.8

6.4

–

11.2

–

15.2

–

21.5

9

Smartphone 1 (124.3 g)

–

17.1

60.3

–

–

–

13.3

–

30.5

3.1

Smartphone 2 (119.5 g)

–

15.5

50.2

–

–

–

14.4

–

34.1

5.3

Smartphone 3 (133.6 g)

–

11.9

59.3

–

–

–

13.9

–

38.8

9.7