The aim of this study was to obtain an understanding of the flow of e-waste at the city of Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil. An estimative of the amount of e-waste generated and the domestic and second hand flow were investigated to achieve this goal. The results estimated approximately 153,000 tones of e-waste generated for the period of 2008 to 2023, and the main domestic disposal given by the consumers is donation. We concluded that the environmental management initiatives usually comes from the private sector and are applied to computers and mobile phones only. Other e-wastes are handled using improper tools, creating health and safety hazards for the workers, as well as those e-wastes have been arranged in an irregular way.
waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); solid waste management
