Survey of Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE) Sector Stakeholders & End Users of EEE regarding Circular Economy in the EEE Sector

The data is the full results of surveys of stakeholders in the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) value chain conducted as part of the Horizon 2020 funded C-SERVEES project.  

The purpose of the survey was to provide guidance for the successful implementation of circularity in the EEE sector, specifically to develop circular economy business plans for four items of equipment: printers (inc. toner cartridges); washing machines; televisions; and network monitoring equipment. The survey aimed to capture data on:

• Circular economy awareness;
• Current practices relating to circular economy; and
• Circular economy opportunities, barriers and enablers.

Investigation of opportunities, barriers and enablers focused on technical, economic, socio-cultural, regulatory and environmental themes. In addition, background information was also collected to enable some of the attributes of the respondent to be recorded. This included: country; city, years of experience in the industry as well as, in the household users’ survey, age and education level. 

The stakeholder groups surveyed are noted below, these being the key EEE supply chain actors. A separate dataset is available for each.

1. Designers of EEE
2. Suppliers to manufacturers of EEE
3. Manufacturers of EEE
4. EEE Retailers
5. Business users of EEE
6. Household users of EEE
7. Waste EEE handlers

A project report analysing the results of the survey is available: Guidelines for circular economic models in the E&E sector . A journal article outlining the subsequent development of the circular economy business models is also available: A circular economy business model innovation process for the electrical and electronic equipment sector.