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List of tables and figures

Tables

Table 1: Process to implement Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 ......................................13
Table 2: Tracer products considered with their tariff codes ...............................................15
Table 3: Methodologies for EEE and WEEE information generation and estimation ....16

Table 4: Flow diagram codes ..................................................................................................23
Table 5: Availability of primary and secondary information by tracer ...............................25
Table 6: Unknown information from groups of players .......................................................26
Table 7: Fractions studied ........................................................................................................27
Table 8: Ratio between refunctionalized WEEE and managed WEEE and
apparent consumption in 2019 ...............................................................................................36
Table A-1: Regulations overview .............................................................................................46

Figures

Figure 1: Steps for achieving electronic waste reduction according to
Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 ................................................................................................ 2
Figure 2: Six-phases to develop e-waste inventory based on the Basel Convention ....... 2
Figure 3: Scope of the implementation of Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 in
Argentina ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 4: Demographic information of the Argentine Republic .......................................... 4
Figure 5: Economic information of the Argentine Republic ................................................. 5
Figure 6: Parties involved .........................................................................................................17
Figure 7: Geographical distribution of the participation in the surveys ...........................19

Figure 8: Main obstacles to proper treatment of e-waste from the
respondents' point of view ......................................................................................................20
Figure 9: Type of WEEE management carried out by survey respondents .....................21

Figure 10: WEEE collection mechanisms ..............................................................................22
Figure 11: General system to analyse EEE and WEEE flows in Argentina ........................24
Figure 12: Material flows identification codes ......................................................................25
Figure 13: Distribution of new EEE sales by domestic producers and importers ...........28
Figure 14: Tracer unit weights in kilograms per unit in 2019 .............................................29
Figure 15: Imports, exports, and domestic production (in tons) of EEE tracers
in 2019 ........................................................................................................................................30
Figure 16: Imports, exports, and domestic production (in units) of EEE tracers
in 2019 ........................................................................................................................................31
Figure 17: Comparison of EEE flows placed on the market as reported by
imports and domestic producers under study with respect to the apparent
consumption and units sold of EEE reported in 2019 statistics .........................................32
Figure 18: Imports of EEE tracers and WEEE managed in the study sample.
Flows in tons of the year 2019 .................................................................................................33

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