A new research report from Marketsandmarket, Global E-Waste Management Market (2011-2016), has reported that global e-waste volume is expected to reach 93.5 million tons in 2016. This is an increase from 41.5 million tons in 2011 – a compound annual growth rate of 17.6%.
The revenue generated from the e-waste management market is also expected to grow at a 17.22% rate over the same time period, $9.15 billion in 2011 to $20.25 billion in 2016. Benefits of e-waste management include job creation, improvements in technological knowledge and environmental benefits. The repot categories global e-waste management on different materials used in electronic products, where the e-waste is generated and also includes geographic analysis, forecasting revenues and trends in the market.