WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN MACROMETRÓPOLE PAULISTA: LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE SERVICE OF REVERSE LOGISTICS

RESIDUOS DE EQUIPAJES ELÉCTRICOS Y ELECTRÓNICOS EN LA MACROMETRÓPOLE PAULISTA: MARCO LEGAL Y TECNOLOGÍA AL SERVICIO DE LA LOGÍSTICA INVERSA

Abstract

The increase in the production of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) became a widely discussed issue around the world in the early 21st century. If, on the one hand, this type of waste draws attention due to the risks that its improper management can generate to the environment and human health, on the other hand, it represents a concrete possibility of implementing reverse logistics. The objective of this paper is to understand the WEEE recycling conditions in the dynamic Macrometrópole Paulista. Thus, through a methodology that involves the survey and analysis of diverse secondary sources, It can be considered that the recycling of WEEE in the studied region is still in the structuring phase, so that some normative and technical challenges need to be overcome to ensure the establishment of the circular economy.

Key words:
Waste electrical and electronic equipment; Reverse Logistic; Circular Economy; Macrometrópole Paulista; Recycling