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Thanks to the project, relevant information was obtained for the country about material flows
and balances from eleven tracers, including fine and coarse fractions recovered in the WEEE
management process. Opportunities for improvement were identified that will allow the country
to strengthen its national system and establish strategies to mainstream the WEEE sector in the
path towards the circular economy. These data will also enable the establishment of national
WEEE recovery targets and the estimation of sub-indicators related to target 12.5.1 of the SDGs.
Some differences were found between national regulations and the provisions of the
Recommendation, which is an opportunity to improve national regulations. There is also an
opportunity to develop a strategy for working with authorized managers and informal recycling
sectors, strengthening the activities of both, in terms of safety, environmental and management
system measures, and orienting the latter towards the formal approach.
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