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This paper presents the steps followed in Costa Rica to implement a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management system, its challenges, successes and limitations. It explains in detail the two phases in which a strategy for WEEE management was developed and implemented. The process resulted in the approval of a WEEE Decree that prohibits discarding WEEE together with household waste, the creation of a National Executive Committee with representatives of importers, consumers and government, which will establish the quotes, treatment fees, among others. Another outcome was the development of a strategy for the implementation of WEEE management for the country, the creation of awareness on the population about their responsibility on WEEE management and the example set up for other Latin American countries. The paper provides conclusions in relation to the regulation and the required consistency with the existing National waste legislation in order to reduce approval times. Additionally, the importance of the participation of stakeholders representing different electric and electronic equipment (EEE) sectors with the purpose of obtaining consensus on the agreements. ; This paper presents the steps followed in Costa Rica to implement a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management system, its challenges, successes and limitations. It explains in detail the two phases in which a strategy for WEEE management was developed and implemented. The process resulted in the approval of a WEEE Decree that prohibits discarding WEEE together with household waste, the creation of a National Executive Committee with representatives of importers, consumers and government, which will establish the quotes, treatment fees, among others. Another outcome was the development of a strategy for the implementation of WEEE management for the country, the creation of awareness on the population about their responsibility on WEEE management and the example set up for other Latin American countries. The paper provides conclusions in relation to the regulation and the required consistency with the existing National waste legislation in order to reduce approval times. Additionally, the importance of the participation of stakeholders representing different electric and electronic equipment (EEE) sectors with the purpose of obtaining consensus on the agreements.

Costa Rica followed different steps in order to organise and implement a waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management system. This paper summarises the challenges, successes, and limitations of its implementation. Two phases were needed to set up the system. The first phase created a baseline followed by the designing of a strategy. The second phase promoted a Decree for WEEE management that prohibits discarding WEEE together with household waste, as well as the creation of a National Executive Committee with representatives of importers, consumers, and government, which will establish the quotes and treatment fees, and so on. Another outcome was the development of a strategy for the implementation of WEEE management for the country, the promotion of population awareness about their responsibility for WEEE management, and an example set up for other Latin American countries. This paper draws conclusions from the regulation and notes the required consistency with the existing national waste legislation in order to reduce approval times. Additionally, the importance of the participation of stakeholders representing different electric and electronic equipment (EEE) sectors with the purpose of obtaining consensus on agreements is highlighted.

El presente artículo se propone plantear un conjunto de reflexiones respecto a la investigación en las universidades latinoamericanas, tomando como punto de vista el paradigma de la complejidad; para ello, se realizó una investigación de tipo documental descriptiva. Las conclusiones más destacadas señalan la necesidad de reconceptualizar y modificar las estrategias de investigación a partir de los principios dialógico, recursivo y hologramático del paradigma complejo, el pensamiento multidimensional; la diversificación metodológica en los procesos de investigación; la nueva relación entre sujeto y objeto, la relación entre el todo y las partes, la concepción de tiempo, historia y futuro, etc.; lo que implicaría a su vez una renovación de las estructuras curriculares y la integración de saberes.

Resumen del trabajo presentado al American Physical Society March Meeting, celebrado on-line del 15 al 19 de marzo de 2021. ; Work supported by Spanish MINECO (Grants FIS2016-76058 (AEI/FEDER, EU) and PID2019-104604RB/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and European Union's Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant ref. H2020-MSCA-IF-2016-746958. ; Peer reviewed