This report documents the outcomes of a rapid assessment executed by the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) on the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) waste stream in Trinidad and Tobago. It identifies the local stakeholders involved in e-waste generation and management and highlights current management practices to deal with WEEE.
The study finds that with a small proportion of WEEE (less than 1%) arriving at existing e-waste management facilities in the country in comparison to national imports of EEE, there are many opportunities for improvement of the WEEE management sector. It offers a number of recommendations from which a national management system for WEEE can be developed and implemented in order to achieve environmentally sound management of WEEE in Trinidad and Tobago. This includes:
- Establishing appropriate collection and advanced treatment facilities
- Developing a comprehensive and accessible WEEE-related information hub and a national database for recording data on e-waste generated in the country
- Organizing public awareness campaigns to increase stakeholder knowledge and inclusion of e-waste legislation following revision of the existing legal framework on waste management
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