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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 13 - Categories of tracers recommended by EMPA
According to the information from the Directorate General of Customs, Costa Rica had 209
EEE-related subheadings associated with 143 HS groups in force in 2020. It is not feasible to
handle an inventory with all these subheadings due to the large amount of EEE involved.
EMPA recommends defining tracers to limit this inventory. This is an important issue for
developing a national or local WEEE inventory.
EMPA indicates that tracers, based on weight and composition data, represent the most significant
categories for a country's inventory. Figure 13 shows the tracers categories recommended by
EMPA to develop WEEE inventories (Schluep, Müller, & Rochat, 2012). These wide categories
allow a more appropriate data consolidation and analysis according to those large groups.
The definition of tracers for the Costa Rica inventory followed the process shown in Figure 14.
Figure 14 - Tracers’ selection process to develop the inventory in Costa Rica
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