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Brazil's President Lula Signs Historic Waste Law with Mandatory Producer Take-Back for e-wastes Brazil In a special ceremony on August 2, 2010, Brazil's President signed the sweeping Omnibus Waste Law that will revolutionize the country's management of all wastes, including EOL electronic products, batteries, and packaging.
August 2, 2010
Argentina - New Bill Makes Cell Phones Hazardous Waste and Imposes Industry Take-Back Obligations Argentina A new bill in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies seeks to hold “cell phone companies” responsible for take-back and management of EOL cell phones and batteries that would be classified as hazardous waste for all management purposes. The new Bill leaves most of the detai...
July 29, 2010
Colombia Proposes Resolution on PCB-Containing Equipment colombia To comply with its obligations under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, enacted into local Law 1196/2008, Colombia's Ministry of the Environment (Minambiente) has released a draft resolution on PCBs. The detailed draft would require possessors o...
July 26, 2010



Recent Questions with Melissa Owen


Costa Rica - Product Take-Back
Pertaining to Costa Rica's Mandatory E-Waste Take-Back Regulation: "must belong to a Compliance Entity". Where do we find a "Compliance Entity" and is their a cost associated with the relationship?
Answered May 11, 2010
Brazil - Product Take-Back
Is there a more specific defintion of "electro-electronic products" in the San Paulo waste law.
Answered Apr 13, 2010
Brazil - Energy Efficiency
Regarding Brazil’s energy efficiency bill has it gotten any movement and second, how does it relate to Portaria INMETRO N 371/2009?
Answered Feb 16, 2010




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