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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

Table 3 - New EEE average lifetime in years

Average Standard
Tracer Source used
lifetime deviation
Large house- Refrigerators 12.73 3.18 Customs data
hold appliances average
Washing 9.07 2.27 Customs data
machines average
Television sets Customs data
Flat televisions 7.48 1.87
average

E-waste
Statistics:
Guidelines on
CRT televisions 10.71 2.68
Classifications,
Reporting and
Indicators, 2018
Telecom equip- Cell phones 2.00 0.50 Customs data
ment average
Computers Customs data
Laptops 4.53 1.13
average

Customs data
PC 7.55 1.89
average
Customs data
Small IT 1.60 0.40
average
Customs data
Flat monitors 6.71 1.68
average
E-waste
Statistics:
Guidelines on
CRT monitors 14.52 3.63
Classifications,
Reporting and
Indicators, 2018

Customs data
Printers 4.68 1.17
average

3.6.1.4 Coarse and fine fractions recovery

To generate a complete material balance, with their respective flows, managers were
consulted on the processes they carry out with coarse fractions (recovered parts) and fine
fractions (metals and other significant materials recovered) of WEEE. This section of the survey
provided quantitative information on the WEEE coarse fractions quantities processed and
their destination, as well as qualitative information on the management and destination of fine
fractions of metals and significant materials.

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