The contextualization of the study discusses the policies and economies that involve the production, consumption and disposal of electronic products. The sector of production of electronic devices is configured as the one of greater growth within the industry of manufacture in the industrialized countries. The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the waste management systems of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) of Germany and Brazil, to point out improvements in the management system of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. The method used was elaborated in a hypothetical scenario, with the purpose of focusing the generation of WEEE in the city of Rio de Janeiro. For this, data was searched on the internet. One of the main results indicates that Germany has an efficient system, for mapping all points of collection of WEEE per km² and for monitoring the products placed on the market. The municipality of Rio de Janeiro forecasts a generation of 2,655,856.81 tons of WEEE for the year 2018, a calculation obtained through consumption and use of households. The reverse logistics system is considered as an instrument to guarantee the return flow of the waste to the production cycle, to enable its collection and restitution to the business sector (manufacturers, importers), responsible for its environmentally adequate final destination. This study presents in a literary review that consists of identifying data combined with a set of rules to select relevant pieces of literature and map the content of the literature extracting information.