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Implementation of ITU-T international standards for sustainable management of waste
electrical and electronic equipment: The path to a circular economy in Costa Rica

e-waste recyclers”. These Recommendations are based on methodologies supported by data
and analysis that drive progressivity to reach actors, services, and recyclable material, as well
as the appropriate final disposal of WEEE.

This Case Study will provide basic information obtained by the methodologies described in ITU-T
Recommendations that will enable the development of strategies for the WEEE sector to move
towards the implementation of a circular economy model. It will also allow the establishment of
strategies to raise awareness among the stakeholders involved in the WEEE value chain. This
will strengthen the country’s management system for this type of waste. At the same time, it
represents an opportunity to work out indicators on the WEEE management in line with SDG
12 targets. Finally, it will result in the fulfilment of what was agreed in the Paris Agreement and
Goal 3, Sustainability, of the ITU Connect 2030 Agenda.

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