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

2�4 Technical guides and procedures for WEEE managers

Like other regions, Latin American countries
need to strengthen their capacity for the envi-
ronmentally sound management of WEEE. In
most countries, WEEE management has devel-
oped empirically. The PREAL Project aimed
to develop or update technical guides and
procedures to provide companies engaged in
WEEE management with documents covering
disassembly, recovery, recycling, treatment and
decontamination phases.

Participating countries developed or updated guides or technical procedures. Additionally,
informative guidelines were developed for the public.

An example of this is Ecuador, which devel- Figure 10: Cover of the Information
oped a general information guide for the Guide on the Management of Waste
Ecuadorian population (Figure 10) that can Electrical and Electronic Equipment
be consulted at: Informative Guide on the (WEEE) in Ecuador
Management of Waste Electrical and Elec-
tronic Equipment (WEEE) in Ecuador.
A guide for managers has also been devel-
oped to outline the key principles and
procedures for establishing and operating
a WEEE management company, along with
guidelines for handling the primary types
of waste that have been categorized as a
priority. The guide can be used as a refer-
ence by those already operating in this area
or by those wishing to start up. It is due to be
published for a general audience.

Source: https:// re siduoselec tronicosal .org/ wp
-content/ uploads/ 2024/ 06/ Maqueta -RAEE _una
-pagina _en -baja _28 -03 -FINAL -fkqglg .pdf

Peru was another country that developed several guides and guidelines identifying all actors in
the value chain, including generators, producers, distributors, marketers and WEEE operators,
as well as their respective roles and interactions. In Figure 11, the main published guides and
their corresponding consultation link are listed.

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