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In Brazil, the Brazilian Industrial Development Agency (ABDI 2013) classifies
electrical and electronic equipment into four large groups that are represented by
colors, namely, green, brown, white, and blue. For example, green goods are small,
have a short life cycle (between 2 and 5 years), and include notebooks and cell
phones. Figure 10.1 illustrates the types of electrical and electronic equipment
included in each line and respective life cycles.
Category
Electric and electronic equipment of each category
Consumer equipment
and photovoltaic
panels
Radio sets, television sets, video cameras, video recorders, audio
amplifiers, musical instruments, other products or equipment for
the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images,
including signals or other technologies for the distribution of
sound and image than by telecommunications
Lighting equipment Luminaires for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaires
in households; straight fluorescent lamps; compact fluorescent
lamps; high-intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium
lamps and metal halide lamps; low-pressure sodium lamps; other
lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling
light with the exception of filament bulbs
Electrical and
electronic tools
(except large-scale
stationary industrial
tools)
Drills; saws; sewing machines; equipment for turning, milling,
sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making
holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood,
metal, and other materials; tools for riveting, nailing or screwing
or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses; tools for
welding, soldering, or similar use; equipment for spraying,
spreading, dispersing, or other treatment of liquid or gaseous
substances by other means; tools for mowing or other gardening
activities
Toys, leisure, and
sports equipment
Electric trains or car racing sets; handheld video game consoles;
video games; computers for biking, diving, running, rowing;
sports equipment with electric or electronic components; coin slot
machines
Medical devices
(except all implanted
and infected
products)
Radiotherapy equipment, cardiology equipment, dialysis
equipment, pulmonary ventilators, nuclear medicine equipment,
laboratory equipment for in vitro diagnosis, analyzers, freezers,
fertilization tests, other appliances for detecting, preventing,
monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury, or disability
Monitoring and
control instruments
Smoke detector; heating regulators; thermostats; measuring,
weighing, or adjusting appliances for household or as laboratory
equipment; other monitoring and control instruments used in
industrial installations (e.g., in control panels)
Automatic dispensers Automatic dispensers for hot drinks, automatic dispensers for hot
or cold bottles or cans, automatic dispensers for solid products,
automatic dispensers for money, all appliances which deliver
automatically all kinds of products
Box 10.1 (continued)
10 E-waste Management and the Conservation of Geochemical Scarce Resources
In Brazil, the Brazilian Industrial Development Agency (ABDI 2013) classifies
electrical and electronic equipment into four large groups that are represented by
colors, namely, green, brown, white, and blue. For example, green goods are small,
have a short life cycle (between 2 and 5 years), and include notebooks and cell
phones. Figure 10.1 illustrates the types of electrical and electronic equipment
included in each line and respective life cycles.
Category
Electric and electronic equipment of each category
Consumer equipment
and photovoltaic
panels
Radio sets, television sets, video cameras, video recorders, audio
amplifiers, musical instruments, other products or equipment for
the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images,
including signals or other technologies for the distribution of
sound and image than by telecommunications
Lighting equipment Luminaires for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaires
in households; straight fluorescent lamps; compact fluorescent
lamps; high-intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium
lamps and metal halide lamps; low-pressure sodium lamps; other
lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling
light with the exception of filament bulbs
Electrical and
electronic tools
(except large-scale
stationary industrial
tools)
Drills; saws; sewing machines; equipment for turning, milling,
sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making
holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood,
metal, and other materials; tools for riveting, nailing or screwing
or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses; tools for
welding, soldering, or similar use; equipment for spraying,
spreading, dispersing, or other treatment of liquid or gaseous
substances by other means; tools for mowing or other gardening
activities
Toys, leisure, and
sports equipment
Electric trains or car racing sets; handheld video game consoles;
video games; computers for biking, diving, running, rowing;
sports equipment with electric or electronic components; coin slot
machines
Medical devices
(except all implanted
and infected
products)
Radiotherapy equipment, cardiology equipment, dialysis
equipment, pulmonary ventilators, nuclear medicine equipment,
laboratory equipment for in vitro diagnosis, analyzers, freezers,
fertilization tests, other appliances for detecting, preventing,
monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury, or disability
Monitoring and
control instruments
Smoke detector; heating regulators; thermostats; measuring,
weighing, or adjusting appliances for household or as laboratory
equipment; other monitoring and control instruments used in
industrial installations (e.g., in control panels)
Automatic dispensers Automatic dispensers for hot drinks, automatic dispensers for hot
or cold bottles or cans, automatic dispensers for solid products,
automatic dispensers for money, all appliances which deliver
automatically all kinds of products
Box 10.1 (continued)
10 E-waste Management and the Conservation of Geochemical Scarce Resources