Sustainable management of waste electricaland electronic equipment inLatin America
Acknowledgements
Executive summary
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Management, treatment and final disposal of e-waste
2.1 Environmental sustainability in e-waste management
2.2 Global, regional and national policies for e-waste management
2.3 International legal frameworks applicable to the management of WEEE
3. Environmental pollution and impact on health
4. Analysis of the political and regulatory context for e-waste in Latin America
4.1 Argentina
4.2 Plurinational State of Bolivia
4.3 Brazil
4.4 Chile
4.5 Colombia
4.6 Ecuador
4.7 Paraguay
4.8 Peru
4.9 Uruguay
4.10 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
5. Role of the different stakeholders for the sustainable management of e-waste
6. Obstacles and challenges for the proper management of e-waste in Latin America
6.1 Legal gaps for e-waste management
6.2 Sustainable management during the life cycle of e-waste
6.3 Extended producer responsibility (EPR) – A State policy
6.4 Lack of knowledge of e-waste management
6.5 Availability and transfer of technology
6.6 Sustainable economic models
7. Implementation of international standards in the region
7.1 Need for international standards
7.2 Work of ITU-T
8. Turning the challenge of e-waste management into an opportunity
9. Towards building effective partnerships for sustainable management of EEE and e-waste
10. Conclusions and next steps
11. Glossary
Annex 1 Statistics and information of WEEE in Latin America – 2014 The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 Source: (Baldé et al, 2015)
Annex 2 Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal under study in this report Source: (Basel Convention, 2015)
Annex 3 Regulatory context of WEEE applicable to telecommunication operators in Latin America – 2014 (Available in Spanish only) Source: (GSMA, 2014)
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