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List of figures and tables

Figures

Figure 1 – Steps to achieve the e-waste reduction targets according to
Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 ................................................................................................ 5
Figure 2 - The 6-steps of developing WEEE inventory based on the Basel
Convention ................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 3 – Scope of the implementation of Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 in
Costa Rica ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 4 – Scope of Recommendation ITU-T L.1032 implementation in Costa Rica ........ 7
Figure 5 – Demographic and economic information of Costa Rica..................................... 8
Figure 6 - WEEE management regulatory framework in Costa Rica ................................... 9

Figure 7 - CEGIRE membership ..............................................................................................10
Figure 8 – Regulations and technical tools for WEEE management in Costa Rica. .........11
Figure 9 – Situation of WEEE in 2020 .....................................................................................12
Figure 10 – Process for implementing Recommendation ITU-T L.1031 in Costa
Rica ..............................................................................................................................................14
Figure 11 – Sources of information consulted and analysed for the Case Study ............15
Figure 12 - Category of EEE according to EU-6 used by UNU ...........................................16
Figure 13 - Categories of tracers recommended by EMPA ................................................17
Figure 14 - Tracers’ selection process to develop the inventory in Costa Rica ................17
Figure 15 - Selected tracers for the Case Study of Costa Rica and their
relations with EEE EU-6 and UNU-KEY categories ...............................................................18
Figure 16 - Comparison of methodologies to estimate WEEE ..........................................20
Figure 17 – Assessment of actors and stakeholders identified in the WEEE
sustainable management sphere in Costa Rica ....................................................................22
Figure 18 - Classification of natural and legal persons in public and private
sectors and their relationship with material flows ................................................................24
Figure 19 – Structure of the survey for importers .................................................................26
Figure 20 - Structure of the survey for managers .................................................................27
Figure 21 - Location of importers and managers who responded to the survey ............29
Figure 22 - Information collected through sections 1, 2, and 3 of the survey for
importers and their activities within the material flows ........................................................30
Figure 23 - Knowledge about the environmental impacts due to the disposal
of WEEE in unauthorized locations .........................................................................................31
Figure 24 - Measures implemented as part of the ERP to mitigate or balance
its environmental impact ..........................................................................................................31
Figure 25 - Outreach strategies on WEEE collection points ...............................................32
Figure 26 - Mechanisms that could be implemented to manage WEEE,
according to the respondents' opinion .................................................................................32
Figure 27 – Information on managers and their activities in material flows
obtained from sections 1 and 2 of the survey .......................................................................33

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