Circular Economy in the Electronic Waste Reverse Chain in Brazil

The Brazilian territorial extension made it difficult to structure a reverse chain to deal with issues related to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). This is due to government requirements for the management of this waste by electronics manufacturers and importers. To compete with external competitors, companies need to use the circular economy, which further increases the complexity of the project. Thus, this research identified that the industries in this sector have difficulties in organizing themselves for the reverse logistics operation of electrical and electronic equipment. The objective of this study is to propose a structure for the reverse chain in the management of electronic waste in Brazil. The methodology used was a semi-structured interview with open questions with specialists in WEEE reverse logistics. As a result, the construction of a conceptual model for the reverse logistics of WEEE with the promotion of the Circular Economy. As a limitation, as it uses a semi-structured interview with specialists, it uses an exploratory approach and, therefore, cannot generalize the results.