Papers by Eduardo Vizcarra
Copper is a non-renewable metal, which keeps its main characteristics after recycling, while havi... more Copper is a non-renewable metal, which keeps its main characteristics after recycling, while having some limitations for its reuse. According to the MMA, in Chile, only 3% the copper waste, is recycled. The main objective of this investigation was to identify the institutional, economic, social and environmental requirements to increase the participation of private companies in the copper recycling business. Thus, the Chilean copper recycling process was analyzed. Subsequently, two international models, Umicore and Guiyu were also analyzed and then compared, to identifyes which factors explain their successes and failures. My findings show that electrical waste and electronic equipments (WEEE) regulations; investments in courses, training and in technology, environmental dissemination education, availability of waste, need to obtain copper from secondary sources, etc., are necessary to the environmental successful in the recycling business. Whereas breach of WEEE regulations, fraud, corruption and lack of environmental awareness are the factors of failure. To 2015 Chile does not meet many of them. Nevertheless, the alternative exists of initiating a company as Umicore in the Región Metropolitana or a company of recycling copper in the same region, since many companies of recycling of other residues; they have developed successfully in the country without expiring with the identified requirements. However, it considers that the lack of information available prevented the development of reliable estimates of the volume of potentially recyclable copper for future projects. Due to it, it is important that between in effect the Law on management solid waste and extended producer responsability, with the end to accede to official information about residues of copper, funds, environmental education, between, others.
Copper is a non-renewable metal, which keeps its main characteristics after recycling, while havi... more Copper is a non-renewable metal, which keeps its main characteristics after recycling, while having some limitations for its reuse. According to the MMA, in Chile, only 3% the copper waste, is recycled. The main objective of this investigation was to identify the institutional, economic, social and environmental requirements to increase the participation of private companies in the copper recycling business. Thus, the Chilean copper recycling process was analyzed. Subsequently, two international models, Umicore and Guiyu were also analyzed and then compared, to identifyes which factors explain their successes and failures. My findings show that electrical waste and electronic equipments (WEEE) regulations; investments in courses, training and in technology, environmental dissemination education, availability of waste, need to obtain copper from secondary sources, etc., are necessary to the environmental successful in the recycling business. Whereas breach of WEEE regulations, fraud, corruption and lack of environmental awareness are the factors of failure. To 2015 Chile does not meet many of them. Nevertheless, the alternative exists of initiating a company as Umicore in the Región Metropolitana or a company of recycling copper in the same region, since many companies of recycling of other residues; they have developed successfully in the country without expiring with the identified requirements. However, it considers that the lack of information available prevented the development of reliable estimates of the volume of potentially recyclable copper for future projects. Due to it, it is important that between in effect the Law on management solid waste and extended producer responsability, with the end to accede to official information about residues of copper, funds, environmental education, between, others.
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Papers by Eduardo Vizcarra