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Implementation of the ITU-T International Standards for the Sustainable Management of
Electrical and Electronic Equipment: On the road to a circular economy in Argentina

Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 describes a three-step approach (Figure 1) to achieve the
objectives of the Connect 2030 Agenda.

Figure 1: Steps for achieving electronic waste reduction according to Recommendation
ITU-T L 1031

Source: (ITU, 2021)

The three-step approach described in Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 frames a holistic guideline
to reach the e-waste reduction target of the Connect 2020 Agenda, since the proposed WEEE
inventory offers a baseline scenario for evaluation and assessment, classifies e-waste based on
existing standards, estimates the amount of WEEE using measurements and key performance
indicators (KPIs), and identifies the role of each key stakeholder as well as the WEEE flows
among them. This information allows the stakeholders/readers to decide on the best approach
to develop WEEE prevention and reduction strategies. The Recommendation contains a wide
array of prevention and reduction strategies drawn from various sources including ITU-T, UNU,
and others.

Finally, this Recommendation is intended to be implemented by stakeholders interested in
taking their first steps to address Target 3.2 of the Connect 2020 Agenda: reduction of waste
to 50 per cent by 2020.

The first step in the development of an inventory consists of the six phases illustrated in Figure
2, Six-phases to develop e-waste inventory based on the Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal. Two important aspects in
developing the inventory are the definition of the scope and the selection of the methodology
to estimate the amount of WEEE.

Figure 2: Six-phases to develop e-waste inventory based on the Basel Convention

Source: (ITU, 2021)

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