How much waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), what type of WEEE is it (different WEEE pose different hazardous material/waste management challenges), and what is happening once they are at end of product life? We start by looking at Argentina.
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Getting a Handle on E-Waste Data in LAC: Argentina
(via www.temasactuales.com)
Submitted by ioman01 on Wed, 2008-08-06 23:59. | Tags: technology | argentina | e-scrap | e-waste | electronics | WEEE
Cell Phone Recycling in Brazil Weak?
(via www.temasactuales.com)
Although a large majority of Brazilians recognize the environmental value of recycling their old cell phones, only 2% report doing it. Why is that?
Submitted by ioman01 on Wed, 2008-08-06 18:48. | Tags: technology | Brazil | Cell Phones | e-scrap | e-waste | recycling | WEEE
Puerto Rico to Regulate E-waste?
(via www.temasactuales.com)
PR is close to adopting a law banning e-waste from landfills & requiring take-back & recycling for old electronics (computers, photocopiers, printers, PDAs, cell phones, TVs, etc.).
Submitted by ioman01 on Wed, 2008-07-23 21:15. | Tags: technology | cell phone | computers | e-scrap | e-waste | electronics | PDAs | Puerto Rico | televisions
