E-scrap recycling market seen topping $16.75 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company says the global e-scrap recycling market is set to grow from $10.26 billion in 2025 to $11.26 billion in 2026, then reach $16.75 billion by 2030. The forecast points to rising electronic waste, tighter recycling rules and new demand for recycled critical minerals as the main growth drivers. Why it matters: - Electronic waste is rising with global device adoption, and e-scrap recycling is becoming a core part of waste management and materials recovery. - The market’s projected growth reflects stronger demand for recycling systems that can recover metals and reduce landfill exposure from toxic e-waste. - Growth in recycled critical minerals could make e-scrap recycling more important to manufacturing supply chains. What happened: - The Business Research Company released an e-scrap recycling market report covering market size, trends and a global forecast for 2026-2035. - The market is forecast to rise from $10.26 billion in 2025 to $11.26 billion in 2026, a 9.7% CAGR. - The market is projected to reach $16.75 billion by 2030, with a 10.4% CAGR during the forecast period. - Europe held the largest regional share of the e-scrap recycling market in 2025. - The report also covers Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East and Africa. - Download the free sample report - View the full market report The details: - E-scrap recycling processes electronic waste to reclaim materials for reuse in new electronic products. - The recycling process diverts toxic waste from landfills and recovers valuable components from electronics. - The market’s recent growth has been driven by higher electronics consumption, greater concern about hazardous waste in landfills, early gains in manual dismantling and metal recovery, stronger recycling regulations and higher public awareness of environmental impacts. - Forecast-period growth is expected to be supported by demand for critical minerals from recycled materials, investment in automated and AI-powered recycling technologies, expanded manufacturer take-back programs, circular economy initiatives and stricter enforcement of e-waste compliance standards. - Key trends include more discarded consumer electronics, wider use of automated sorting and recovery systems, more public education on safe disposal, expansion of recycling schemes for large household appliances and better recovery of valuable metals from e-waste streams. - Common e-waste includes computer monitors, motherboards, mobile phones, chargers, CDs, headphones, televisions, air conditioners and refrigerators. Between the lines: - Ericsson projected in May 2025 that 5G mobile subscriptions will grow from 1.62 billion in 2023 to 6.29 billion by 2030. - That shift points to more connected devices in use, which likely means more future e-waste and more demand for recycling capacity. - The market’s fastest growth appears tied not just to waste volume, but to the value of recovered materials and the pressure to secure supply of critical inputs. What’s next: - More automation and AI adoption could reshape how recyclers sort, dismantle and recover materials. - Manufacturer take-back programs and tighter compliance enforcement are likely to expand recycling flows. - Circular economy policies may further boost demand for e-scrap recycling services as electronics turnover keeps rising. - The report is part of The Business Research Company’s 2026 market research lineup, which includes TAM analysis, company scoring, forecasting dashboards, hotspots infographics and updated graphics and tables. - The company says it has more than 30,000 reports across 27 industries and 60 geographies, supported by 1,500,000 datasets and its Global Market Model platform.