5th ITU Green Standards Week Nassau, The Bahamas December 2015

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5th ITU Green Standards Week Nassau, The Bahamas 14-18 December 2015 E-WASTE & INFORMAL RECYCLERS: Regulatory Mechanisms for Inclusion Melissa Owen mowen@ambientelegal.com

E-Waste Standards in Latin America Enacted in 6 countries in the region Emerging in several more Extended Producer Responsibility Model common across the region

Informal Recyclers

Informal Recyclers & E-Waste Separation & Collection Manual / Semi- Manual Dismantling Hand Off to Formal Sector

Regulatory Inclusion: Brazilian Model National Waste Law Waste Regulation Sectoral Agreements for Reverse Logistics

Lessons for Future Regulations Include informal sector in development of the laws and regulations Employ a “Best of 2 Worlds” approach Promote plans to educate, organize, and formalize the traditional recyclers Encourage EPR schemes to contract informal sector Address the problematic waste fractions