Past Initiative News

Announcement of selection of E-Waste project in El Salvador under the Sustainable Communities Project for Central America and the Caribbean

Monday, March 18, 2013


Special signing ceremony of the MOU between the Organization of American States and BCRC-CAM and its relevance to CCAD

  • Announcement of selection of BCRC-CAM and CCAD as recipients of the $50,0000 donation, under the Sustainable Communities Project for Central America and the Caribbean, as seed funding to formulate the WEEE Strategy for Central America, by the Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in El Salvador (4 minutes)
  • Relevance of the Sustainable Communities Project to the United States, which contributed about $700,000 to the 2012 edition of this project, by Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte, US Ambassador in El Salvador (4 minutes)
  • Thank you message from Nelson Trejo, CCAD Executive Secretary (4 minutes)
  • Signing ceremony of MOU by OAS Representative and BCRC-CAM Director, with witness signatures by Nelson Trejo, CCAD Executive Secretary, Mari Carmen Aponte, US Ambassador (and possibly Herman Rosa Chavez, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador) (3 minutes)
  • E-Waste Collection and Disposal/Recycling: The project would seek to promote awareness regarding the environmental and public health impacts of current e-waste disposal techniques. Residents would be surveyed regarding their willingness to pay a fee for collection of end-of-life electronics and household appliances. The project would also explore the feasibility of acquiring e-waste recycling technologies in order to set up an e-waste recycling center for the community.
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