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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
Figure 14: Tracer unit weights in kilograms per unit in 2019
Source: Regional e-waste Monitor UNU (2020).
3 6 2 Existing EEE and WEEE flows
The domestic production of the EEE tracers covered by the study was estimated at 137 286
tons (Figure 15: Imports, exports, and domestic production, in tones, of EEE tracers in 2019) or
11.4 million units (Figure 16: Imports, exports, and domestic production, in units, of EEE tracers
in 2019), excluding computers and related equipment (tablets, notebooks, PCs, flat panel
monitors, and printers). Imports amounted to 26 458 tons or 3.9 million units and exports added
860 tons, equivalent to 116 000 units. Import and export figures exclude tablets, notebooks,
and printers.
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