Overview
On October 8th, 2019, the Environmental Ministry from Peru, MINAM, approved the Special Regime for the Management and Handling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEE). This Decree entered into force on November 9th, 2019, replacing Decree No. 001-2012-MINAM.
This Decree establishes a special regime for WEE management as waste of goods, by prioritizing and determining a set of obligations and responsibilities for the actors involved in the different stages of management. This includes activities aimed at segregation, storage, collection, transportation, recovery, and final disposal of WEEE, taking into account the conditions for environmental protection and human health.
This regulation is applicable to everyone—natural, legal, public, or private entities—participating as a generator, producer, operator, distributor, or marketer within the national territory. Their activities and actions are related to the management and handling of WEEE, which are categorized in Annex II of the attached document.
Guidelines for WEEE Management
- Prioritization of reuse and recovery over final disposal of WEEE.
- Extended producer responsibility, sharing the responsibility of WEEE generation with the operator and municipalities.
- Involvement of marketers and distributors in management systems to facilitate the collection of WEEE.
- Awareness actions aimed at the general public for efficient and sustainable management of solid waste, focused on minimization and recovery of WEEE.
- Promotion of minimum WEEE generation.
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