Argentina

Population

45,163,623

E-waste Generated

502

kt

EEE Put on Market

673

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

3%

E-waste Formally Collected

14

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

11.1

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

14.9

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

110

Screens

47

Lamps

10

Large Equipment

153

Small Equipment

152

Small IT

30

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Argentina: Environmental Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Bill No. 0072-D-2018

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Argentina

Argentina: Establishing a Programme for Electronic Waste Treatment, Bill No S-2505/18

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Argentina

Argentina: Minimum Requirements for the Management of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE), Bill No. 7060-D-2016

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Argentina

Buenos Aires (Argentina): Sustainable Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste (WEEE), Law 14321/2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Buenos Aires

Chaco (Argentina): Approving Regulation on Management and Treatment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Decree No. 869/2014

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Chaco

Chaco (Argentina): Creating the Program of Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Law No. 7345/2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Chaco

City of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Implementation of the Management of Waste Electronic Equipment Law 2807/2008, Decree 705/2011

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Buenos Aires

City of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina): Management of Waste Electronic Equipment, Law 2807/2008

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: City of Buenos Aires

Neuqu?n (Argentina): Establishing a System for WEEE Treatment, Bill No. 9265, 2015

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Neuqu

Santa Fe (Argentina): Establishing a Program of Recycling Computers for Schools, Law 12973/2009

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Santa Fe

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.