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Implementation of ITU-T international standards for sustainable management of waste
electrical and electronic equipment: The path to a circular economy in Costa Rica

Figure 42 - Distribution of tracer imports (in mass) by importing group in 2020

In terms of units, as well as in tonnes, imports of the tracers considered are dominated by
trading companies (Figure 43 and Figure 44). The public sector also contributes significantly,
rising from 1.05 per cent in mass (Figure 42) to 7.22 per cent in units (Figure 44). This behaviour
shows that the public sector imports a large number of low unitary weight items, mainly cell
phones and computers.

As explained in previous sections, there is a public sector company that provides telephone
service and offers consumer plans that include the terminal. For this reason, imports of cell
phones by the public sector are significant.

Figure 43 - Imported units of tracers by importing group in 2020‎

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