Colombia

Population

48,796,138

E-waste Generated

327

kt

EEE Put on Market

499

kt

E-waste Collection Rate

1%

E-waste Formally Collected

3

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste Generated

6.7

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

10.2

kg per capita

E-waste Generated Per Category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

89

Screens

41

Lamps

8

Large Equipment

55

Small Equipment

104

Small IT

30

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

Yes

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

No

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Colombia: Cell Phone Battery Takeback Agreement, April 2007

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Colombia

Colombia: Establishing Guidelines for the Adoption of a Public Policy on Integrated Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Law No. 1672, 2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Colombia

Colombia: Establishing the Register of Producers of Electrical and Electronic Devices (RPCAEE), Draft Resolution, January 2019

Proposed

TERRITORY COVERED: Colombia

Colombia: Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Decree No. 284, 2018

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Colombia

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.