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Management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in
Latin America: Current situation and outlook

Latin America faces the same challenges as the rest of the world. To address these challenges,
the Electronic Waste Project in Latin America (PREAL) has set out three specific objectives to
improve national WEEE management systems:

a. Strengthen national initiatives for WEEE management.
b. Involve WEEE dismantling facilities in the environmentally sound management and final
disposal of BFR plastics (POPs).
c. Improve regional cooperation for WEEE management.

The PREAL project promoted the adoption of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
principle in the regulations of its 13 participating countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela),
while also seeking to harmonize key aspects of these regulations at a regional level. Significant
efforts were also made to train public officials involved in WEEE management and strengthen
national capacities.

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