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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 15 shows, in an orderly manner, the relevant aspects of each selected tracer. It is
important to highlight again that a tracer is not an individual EEE, but a category that groups
together several subcategories of EEE. In the case of Costa Rica, the tracers fall into four macro
categories: large household appliances, television sets, telecommunication equipment, and
computer equipment. In turn, they match three of the four EMPA-recommended categories
presented in Figure 13. Category 2 (irons, coffee machines, toasters, and microwave ovens)
was left out of the study because the EEE that belong to this category were not included in
the cumulative 80 per cent according to Pareto’s principle and are harder to follow along their
commercialization and consumption chains.

Figure 15 - Selected tracers for the Case Study of Costa Rica and their relations with
EEE EU-6 and UNU-KEY categories

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