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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

Figure 10 – Process for implementing Recommendation ITU-T L 1031 in Costa Rica

3.1 Analysis of existing information

Existing information from primary and secondary sources must be reviewed, in order to have
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a reference framework and to implement the Recommendation. Figure 11 shows the sources
of information consulted and analysed. In addition, a bibliographic review of technical, legal,
and other documents was carried out, cited in the Bibliography section.

2 Primary sources: contain new and original information, which is the result of intellectual work. Examples:
official documents from public institutions, official databases, technical and research reports from public or
private institutions, and surveys, inter alia.
3 Secondary sources: contain organised, elaborated information, the product of analysis, extraction or
reorganisation that refers to original primary documents. Secondary sources are encyclopaedias, anthologies,
directories, books or articles on other works or research.

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