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).
SADC Guidelines for e-waste Disposal
Legislation
Environmental Assessment Act, 2011
Environmental Assessment Regulations
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)
Somarelang Tikologo (Botswana Environmental Watch)
University of Botswana (UB) – ICT Equipment Maintenance Department
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
Legislation
Environmental-audit-assessment-and-review-regulations
E-Waste Management Facilities
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
Legislation
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act
National E-Waste Management Strategy
E-waste Management Facilities
Relevant Contacts
E-Waste Initiative Kenya (EWIK)
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA)
Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise
Legislation
E-waste Management Facilities
None in-country. Waste transported to South Africa for recycling.
Relevant Contacts
Legislation
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
Legislation
Environmental Impact Assessment
E-Waste Management Facilities
Waste Transfer and Recycling Center (WTRC), located in Beira (contact Beira Municipality for inquiries)
Relevant Contacts
Mozambique Recycling Association
Carbon Africa Limited (office in Mozambique)
Legislation
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation
E-Waste Management Facilities
IT-Empowered (electronic repairs)
Relevant Contacts
Legislation
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Relevant Contacts
Rwanda Environment Management Authority
Legislation
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Relevant Contacts
Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Landscape and Waste Management Agency
Legislation
E-waste Management Facilities
e-Waste Association of South Africa (eWASA)
Virgin Earth E-Waste Specialists
Legislation
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Relevant Contacts
Cleaner Production Centre of Tanzania
Legislation
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Enviroserve Rwanda (collection point at the border)
No formal recycling center in-country
Relevant Contacts
National Environmental Management Authority
Legislation
Environmental Protection & Pollution Control Regulations
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
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)
Legislation
Environmental Management (Control of Hazardous Substances)
Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystem Protection
E-Waste Recycling Facilities
Relevant Contacts
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.
