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level in most categories. Moreover, Poland, Cyprus, and Estonia are also highly
inefficient given their poor management in categories A and B, which are the most
important ones (in terms of tons) for the total aggregated set of WEEE.
Otherwise, regarding the different types of WEEE, we observe that some categories are better managed than others. Category A, which corresponds to large household appliances and automatic dispensers, is the one that presents the best average
efficiency levels. Indeed, we find many countries which are totally efficient in this
Table 7.3 Efficiency results for the different categories of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE)
Country
Category A Category B Category C Category D TOTAL
Austria (AT)
1.029
1.075
1.044
1.140
1.048
Belgium (BE)
1.124
1.106
1.184
1.112
1.115
Bulgaria (BG)
1.007
1.238
1.131
1.259
1.051
Cyprus (CY)
1.137
1.358
1.066
1.000
1.159
Czech Republic (CZ)
1.036
1.079
1.153
1.152
1.031
Germany (DE)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
Denmark (DK)
1.172
1.000
1.011
1.085
1.046
Estonia (EE)
1.268
1.137
1.067
1.256
1.122
Greece (EL)
1.094
1.032
1.066
1.434
1.059
Spain (ES)
1.139
1.064
1.198
1.350
1.108
Finland (FI)
1.028
1.019
1.001
1.118
1.000
France (FR)
1.000
1.042
1.026
1.091
1.043
Croatia (HR)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.487
1.000
Hungary (HU)
1.041
1.039
1.000
1.221
1.017
Ireland (IE)
1.069
1.092
1.072
1.177
1.063
Iceland (IS)
b
1.000
2.030
9.887
–
1.308
Italy (IT)
1.000
1.069
1.100
1.080
1.028
Lithuania (LT)
1.159
1.326
1.190
1.321
1.196
Luxembourg (LU)
1.126
1.206
1.152
1.143
1.087
Latvia (LV)
1.154
1.266
1.089
1.209
1.093
Malta (MT)
b
1.000
1.000
1.000
–
1.000
Netherlands (NL)
1.000
1.001
1.009
1.084
1.000
Norway (NO)
1.014
1.081
1.030
1.131
1.029
Poland (PL)
1.010
1.743
1.067
1.135
1.160
Portugal (PT)
1.113
1.201
1.113
1.325
1.122
Romania (RO)
1.000
1.137
1.081
1.066
1.033
Sweden (SE)
1.017
1.004
1.112
1.000
1.017
Slovenia (SI)
1.047
1.226
1.076
1.000
1.066
Slovakia (SK)
1.000
1.073
1.028
1.164
1.019
United Kingdom (UK)
1.000
1.054
1.003
1.090
1.047
Trimmed mean efficiency scores
a 1.054
1.131
1.070
1.159
1.063
a
A truncated mean or trimmed mean is a robust statistical measure of central tendency, which
involves the calculation of the mean after discarding both tails of the distribution
b
Both Iceland and Malta do not collect waste for category D
I. Narbón-Perpiñá and D. Prior
level in most categories. Moreover, Poland, Cyprus, and Estonia are also highly
inefficient given their poor management in categories A and B, which are the most
important ones (in terms of tons) for the total aggregated set of WEEE.
Otherwise, regarding the different types of WEEE, we observe that some categories are better managed than others. Category A, which corresponds to large household appliances and automatic dispensers, is the one that presents the best average
efficiency levels. Indeed, we find many countries which are totally efficient in this
Table 7.3 Efficiency results for the different categories of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE)
Country
Category A Category B Category C Category D TOTAL
Austria (AT)
1.029
1.075
1.044
1.140
1.048
Belgium (BE)
1.124
1.106
1.184
1.112
1.115
Bulgaria (BG)
1.007
1.238
1.131
1.259
1.051
Cyprus (CY)
1.137
1.358
1.066
1.000
1.159
Czech Republic (CZ)
1.036
1.079
1.153
1.152
1.031
Germany (DE)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
Denmark (DK)
1.172
1.000
1.011
1.085
1.046
Estonia (EE)
1.268
1.137
1.067
1.256
1.122
Greece (EL)
1.094
1.032
1.066
1.434
1.059
Spain (ES)
1.139
1.064
1.198
1.350
1.108
Finland (FI)
1.028
1.019
1.001
1.118
1.000
France (FR)
1.000
1.042
1.026
1.091
1.043
Croatia (HR)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.487
1.000
Hungary (HU)
1.041
1.039
1.000
1.221
1.017
Ireland (IE)
1.069
1.092
1.072
1.177
1.063
Iceland (IS)
b
1.000
2.030
9.887
–
1.308
Italy (IT)
1.000
1.069
1.100
1.080
1.028
Lithuania (LT)
1.159
1.326
1.190
1.321
1.196
Luxembourg (LU)
1.126
1.206
1.152
1.143
1.087
Latvia (LV)
1.154
1.266
1.089
1.209
1.093
Malta (MT)
b
1.000
1.000
1.000
–
1.000
Netherlands (NL)
1.000
1.001
1.009
1.084
1.000
Norway (NO)
1.014
1.081
1.030
1.131
1.029
Poland (PL)
1.010
1.743
1.067
1.135
1.160
Portugal (PT)
1.113
1.201
1.113
1.325
1.122
Romania (RO)
1.000
1.137
1.081
1.066
1.033
Sweden (SE)
1.017
1.004
1.112
1.000
1.017
Slovenia (SI)
1.047
1.226
1.076
1.000
1.066
Slovakia (SK)
1.000
1.073
1.028
1.164
1.019
United Kingdom (UK)
1.000
1.054
1.003
1.090
1.047
Trimmed mean efficiency scores
a 1.054
1.131
1.070
1.159
1.063
a
A truncated mean or trimmed mean is a robust statistical measure of central tendency, which
involves the calculation of the mean after discarding both tails of the distribution
b
Both Iceland and Malta do not collect waste for category D
I. Narbón-Perpiñá and D. Prior