Brazil

REPORT/STUDY	SUMMARY	Documents including WEEE flows/quantities
Mineração Urbana e Cooperativismo: Uma Abordagem sobre a Reciclagem de Resíduos de Eletroeletrônicos (Urban Mining and Cooperatives: An Approach to Electronic Waste Recycling)	CETEM/MCTI, 2021: Allied to the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), this e-book presents a discussion on the challenges for the efficient functioning of recycling cooperatives, which can also contribute to the development of urban mining as a way to help mitigate the negative impacts resulting from the increasing generation of these types of waste and generate employment and income. Text in Portuguese. Translation not available. Author(s): GIESE, Ellen C.; BLANCO, José; LINS, Fernando A. F.; XAVIER, Lúcia H.
Cooperativas e a gestão de resíduos eletroeletrônicos (Cooperatives and the management of electrical and electronic waste)	CETEM/MCTI, 2021: This publication aims to clarify and guide the creation and management of several dozen cooperatives in the country that focus on WEEE, already established or in the process of formalization, and is also useful for e-waste recyclers. Text in Portuguese. Translation not available. Author(s): GIESE, Ellen C.; XAVIER, Lúcia H.; OTTONI, Marianna; ARAUJO, Raíssa A. (org.).
Cooperativas e a gestão de resíduos eletroeletrônicos no Rio de Janeiro (Cooperatives and the management of electrical and electronic waste in Rio de Janeiro)	CETEM/MCTI, 2021: This e-book aims to compile the knowledge to improve the operation of electrical and electronic waste management in the country, with a focus on the performance of cooperatives in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Text in Portuguese. Translation not available. Author(s): Giese, E.C.; Araujo, R.A.; Ottoni, M.; Santos, J.; Contador, L.; Rebello, R.Z.; Sierpe, R.S.; Silva, M.L.M.; Xavier, L.H.
Reverse logistics and product identification: theoretical review for electroelectric industry	Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2015: With the creation of the National Policy on Solid Waste (PNRS) in Brazil, manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of electrical and electronic products and their components must structure and implement reverse logistics systems (LR) upon return of the products after use by the consumer. The article analyzes the panorama of LR and its interrelation with e-waste and identification technology products, with the purpose of contributing to the practice of PNRS. Portuguese Version also available.