Features Donation of Used Computers 2008-07-31 El Mercurio - Ediciones Especiales Online Read the article by Catalina Correia published by El Mercurio on July 31, 2008 on the donation of second hand technology. Interview with Uca Silva 2008-08-07 The e-newsletter "Enredando" published interview with Uca Silva, project leader of IDRC funded project on PC waste in LAC. Full text available in Spanish. More than 10 thousand tons of e-waste in Chile for the bicentenary 2008-07-09 El Mercurio Online The chilean newspaper "El Mercurio" published on July 8, 2008 an article on IDRC and Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación - SUR project "Regional Platform on Personal Computer ... What can be done with electronic waste? 2008-07-09 La Nación The chilean newspaper "La Nación" published an article on the need for regulation on e-waste.   The article makes reference to the IDRC funded project 'Regional Platform ...

Project Leader: Teresa Silva

Institution: SUR Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación

Region: Chile | Colombia | Central America | Costa Rica | South America | Peru | Latin America and the Caribbean | Americas

Start Date: 06/2007

  Project Details

  WSIS action lines: 4 y 7

Context: Why is this project important?
Donation of personal computers - whether from Northern to Southern countries or from government or the private sector to civil society organizations - has resulted in large quantities of electronic waste (e-waste) in developing and transition countries. The quantity and toxicity of e-waste is posing increasing occupational and environmental health threats. This project aims to identify environmentally responsible and sustainable solutions to the problem of e-waste.

The Project: How does this initiative address the development problem?
In order to identify environmentally responsible and sustainable solutions to the problem of e-waste this project will set up a regional platform that, through applied research, capacity building and communications, will promote the proper management and disposal of e-waste in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project will also explore the social business opportunities presented by recycling. Working links have been set up with a group of leading institutions with experience in this matter.

Objectives:
To put into action an associative regional platform that, through applied research, capacity building and communicational management endorses, articulates and disseminates initiatives that promote solutions for the prevention, adequate management and final correct treatment of electronic waste (e-waste) generated by personal computers (PCs) in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.

To acquire a body of knowledge on the e-waste generated by PCs in LAC so as to propel incidence processes; the training on the e-waste issue and promotion of satisfactory policies according to the research findings.

To develop the capacities of different social agents in order to establish a conscious socio-political and informed community involved in the construction of a prevention system of PCs e-waste and its final treatment, responding to the particularities of the LAC region.

To facilitate the articulation and cooperation among different social agents, to promote and replicate experiences which encourage the development of the prevention and recycling of PCs wastes in the region.

To prepare a communicational system that will provide useful and pertinent information so as to constitute a reference point of content and experiences on PCs e-waste, from and for the LAC region.

Development Impact
Promote the proper management and disposal of e-waste in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project will also explore the social business opportunities presented by recycling.

Outputs
All publications and materials related to this project will be listed here as they become available

Dissemination
As a result of the working table held in Chile the project had special dissemination:

Media

• La Nación, 9 de julio de 2008. Entrevista en “Chile tendrá 10 mil tonelada de basura electrónica en 2010”. Referencia al encuentro Internacional de especialistas y la promoción de la Responsabilidad Extendida del Productor.
• El Mercurio, 31 julio 2008. “Suplemento Chile-Tecnológico”. Entrevista en: “Mas que una ayuda, un problema”. Sobre donación de equipos tecnológicos de segunda mano.

Television

• Programa de televisión, 14 de julio de 2008. Entrevista en Estamos Conectados, programa especializado en innovación y tecnología del canal de la televisión de la Universidad Católica de Chile. 

Internet

• La Segunda on line: ¿Qué hace América Latina con su “basura” electrónica? July 8, 2008
• La Segunda on line: Más de 10 mil toneladas de basura electrónica habrá en Chile para el bicentenario of July 8, 2008, Source: El Mercurio Online
• Terra Networks Chile: Programa RELAC ¿Qué hace Chile con su "basura" electrónica?
• Emol (Diario El Mercurio on line) Más de 10 mil toneladas de basura electrónica habrá en Chile para el bicentenario  of July 8, 2008
• Sustentable.cl - el Portal del Medio Ambiente: Chile tendrá 10 mil toneladas de ewaste el 2010 of September 7, 2008
• Terram - Sustentabilidad, Ambiente y Desarrollo: Chile tendrá 10 mil toneladas de basura electrónica en 2010 
  

Website

• Plataforma Regional sobre Residuos Electrónicos de PC en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2007-2010
   

RELAC Platform Newsletter #7 is now available 2008-09-16
The RELAC Platform bulletin, output of the IDRC-Corporación Sur project “Regional Platform on Personal Computers Electronic-Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean” released its #7 issue on September 2008. The bulletin is available in Spanish and portrays information with regard to the efforts made by different initiatives on PC refurbishing in Latinoamerica.

Interview with Uca Silva 2008-08-07
The e-newsletter "Enredando" published interview with Uca Silva, project leader of IDRC funded project on PC waste in LAC. Full text available in Spanish.

Donation of Used Computers 2008-07-31
Read the article by Catalina Correia published by El Mercurio on July 31, 2008 on the donation of second hand technology.

More than 10 thousand tons of e-waste in Chile for the bicentenary 2008-07-09
The chilean newspaper "El Mercurio" published on July 8, 2008 an article on IDRC and Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación - SUR project "Regional Platform on Personal Computer Electronic Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean" (104414). Full text available in Spanish only.

What can be done with electronic waste? 2008-07-09
The chilean newspaper "La Nación" published an article on the need for regulation on e-waste.   The article makes reference to the IDRC funded project 'Regional Platform on Personal Computer Electronic Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean'. Full text available in Spanish.