Note: Although most countries do not have specific e-waste regulations in place, e-waste is covered under waste management regulations and, more specifically, under Hazardous Waste. However, these policies may not specifically or adequately cover e-waste. Similarly, e-waste efforts are seen to be led largely under the banner of IT & Telecommunications.

** Represents countries that have e-waste specific regulations in place (both draft and gazetted).

Regional

EAC Regional E-waste Strategy

SADC Guidelines for e-waste Disposal

Botswana

Legislation

Environmental Assessment Act, 2011

Environmental Assessment Regulations

Waste Management Act

Waste management strategy

E-Waste management Facilities

Simply Recycle (plastics only)

Recycle-It-Botswana (general recycling)

Precious Recycling (electrical and electronic equipment)

Relevant contacts

Department of Waste Management and Pollution control (DWMPC)

Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)

Gaborone City Council

Somarelang Tikologo (Botswana Environmental Watch)

University of Botswana (UB) – ICT Equipment Maintenance Department

Burundi**

Legislation

National Strategy for the Environment in Burundi/Stratégie Nationale pour l’environnement au Burundi

Draft e-waste regulation under ARCT

E-Waste Management Facilities

Enviroserve Rwanda (established collection points at the border)

Glice Burundi (E-waste management facility—including solar e-waste), Facebook page

Relevant Contacts

Burundi Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications

E-waste Association of Burundi

Eswatini

Legislation

Environmental management act

National environmental policy

Environmental-audit-assessment-and-review-regulations

Waste regulations

E-Waste Management Facilities

Eswatini Electronic Waste

Relevant Contacts

Environment Coordination Department under the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs

Waste Management Unit in the Eswatini Environment Authority

Chemicals Management, Eswatini Environment Authority

UNEP Chemicals Special Programme

Kenya**

Legislation

Public Health Act

Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act

National E-Waste Management Strategy

Draft E-waste Regulations

E-waste Management Facilities

Enviroserve Kenya

WEEE Centre

Relevant Contacts

E-Waste Initiative Kenya (EWIK)

National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA)

Ministry of Environment

Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise

Carbon Africa Limited

Lesotho

Legislation

Environment Act

National environmental policy

E-waste Management Facilities

None in-country. Waste transported to South Africa for recycling.

Relevant Contacts

Department of Environment

Malawi

Legislation

National Environmental Policy

Environment Management Act

Environment waste and sanitation regulations

E-Waste Management Facilities

No formal recycling facilities in-country

Relevant Contacts

Environmental Affairs Department

International Conservation and Clean up Management

Mozambique

Legislation

Environmental Law

Environmental Impact Assessment

Waste Management

E-Waste Management Facilities

Waste Transfer and Recycling Center (WTRC), located in Beira (contact Beira Municipality for inquiries)

Relevant Contacts

Mozambique Recycling Association

Beira Municipality

Carbon Africa Limited (office in Mozambique)

Namibia

Legislation

Environmental Management Act

Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation

Waste Management Regulations

E-Waste Management Facilities

Namigreen

Electronic Waste Experts

IT-Empowered (electronic repairs)

Relevant Contacts

E-Waste Namibia

Rwanda**

Legislation

E-waste Management policy

Environment Organic Law

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

Enviroserve Rwanda

Relevant Contacts

Rwanda Environment Management Authority

Seychelles

Legislation

Environment protection Act

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

Surya Enterprises

Relevant Contacts

Sustainability for Seychelles

Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change

Landscape and Waste Management Agency

South Africa

Legislation

Environmental Protection Act

Waste Act

E-waste

E-waste Management Facilities

e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA)

E-Waste SA

Desco Recyclers

Tshwane E-Waste

Ubuntu E-Waste Recycling

Tronic E-Waste

Cape E-Waste

Virgin Earth E-Waste Specialists

Tanzania

Legislation

Environmental Management Act

Solid waste Management act

National Environmental Policy

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

The Recycler Tanzania

Phoenix Recycling

Green Waste Pro

Zaidi Recyclers Enterprises

Relevant Contacts

Cleaner Production Centre of Tanzania

Uganda

Legislation

National Environmental Act

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

Enviroserve Rwanda (collection point at the border)

No formal recycling center in-country

Relevant Contacts

National Environmental Management Authority

Zambia

Legislation

Environmental Management Act

Environmental Protection & Pollution Control Regulations

Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

TCH Ewaste

AST Recycling (SA)

Materials usually sent to South Africa or Namibia (NamiGreen) for recycling

Relevant Contacts

Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA)

Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)

Zimbabwe

Legislation

Environmental Management Act

Environmental Management (Control of Hazardous Substances)

Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystem Protection

E-Waste Recycling Facilities

ZOL Zimbabwe

Relevant Contacts

Environmental Management Agency

Combined Harare Residents’ Association (CHRA)

The materials in this e-waste toolkit have been developed for EEP Africa’s portfolio in partnership with CLASP, an international organization improving the energy and environmental performance of the appliances and equipment we use every day.