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Prepared by: Uca Silva, Plataforma RELAC, Chile
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention , Cartagena, Colombia, 17 – 21 October 2011
Country Data
Legal Framework
Inhabitants: 16.8 million (2010)
Area: 756.950 km²
GDP (PPP): 15.002 USD/cap.
Computers:
Internet: 9.2 million users or 55% of pop. (2011)
WEEE: 70.000 tons generated per year (2010)
4.2 kg per capita and year
PC waste: 10.500 tons generated per year (2010)
Recycling Infrastructure
Management Systems/Take-Back Campaigns
Source: wikipedia.com, internetworldstats and own estimates.
(all WEEE categories)
At present, there are no specific regulations for WEEE
management. Therefore the WEEE is considered
hazardous waste under the Health Regulation for
Hazardous Waste (D.S. 148).
The following projects related to the establishment of a
specific legal framework for WEEE are currently in
progress or being discussed:
A Waste Management Law which includes the
principle of Extended Producer Responsibility and
addresses WEEE specifically
A National WEEE Management Plan
A specific Law Project for WEEE Management
(through the Parliament)
Chile is signatory of the Basel Convention and from
2010 should manage WEEE under the OECD
guidelines.
At the moment there are only two certified WEEE
recycling companies: Degraf and Recycla. Both of them
carry out manual disassembly and export the parts that
require refine. There is no precious metal refinery in the
country.
The informal sector is mostly handling collection from
households and SMEs. However, most of them do not
have the knowledge required to recycle this kind of
waste. 80% from the computer waste and 95% of the
obsolete mobile phones go to unknown destinations.
Since 2002, Chile counts on an important social
refurbishment program for computers, Chilenter. Up to
date more than 40.000 computers have been donated
to over 5.000 schools and educational institutions.
There is no national WEEE management system in
Chile. Existing e-waste recycling companies mainly
operate on a B2B basis. Nevertheless, the following
initiatives should be mentioned in this context:
In 2009 a voluntary agreement between the Chilean
Government, RELAC and Dell, Olidata, Epson and
LG was signed.
Based on the agreement, a few PC companies such
as Olidata, Dell and Sony set up individual take-back
campaigns. There is no public information about the
total amounts collected.
A take-back campaign for mobile phones carried out
between Metro and Claro during 2010 collected more
than 100.00 obsolete phones of all brands.
Current Status of WEEE Management in