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6th March 2014 12:23 The voice of Africa's ICT sector Rwanda aims to curb e-waste GOVERNMENT By BiztechAfrica - Feb. 14, 2012, 2:44 p.m. Image: By BiztechAfrica Rwandan officials are focusing their attentions on the growing problem of electronic waste, as new reports show a deluge of e-waste reaching Africa. World environmental bodies report that Africa is experiencing increased imports of ICT equipment without a corresponding rise in recycling capacity, which has resulted in high levels of e-waste dumping by Western countries. New reports from Rwanda indicate that the government is addressing the problem with a new sense of urgency. An assessment of Rwanda’s e-waste Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) last year found that Rwanda is generating growing volumes of e-waste. It found there had been a five-fold increase in the volumes of e-waste from 2001 to 2010. It added that an EEE inventory in public institutions showed that 85% of all electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) is composed of laptops. Among the 15% EEE remaining, 14% are not working. It recommended that the government provide specific e-waste regulation managing all processes, from acquisition and handling to the final disposal process. It also called for incentives for encouraging local and foreign investors to establish e-waste disposal facilities in Rwanda. The Minister in the President's Office in Charge of ICT, Dr. Ignace Gatare, says his office has formed a task team to draft an e-waste policy, in collaboration with the Rwanda Utility Regulation Authority (RURA), Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) and other stakeholders. Rwanda aims to curb e-waste | BiztechAfrica Mobile,... http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/rwanda-aims-cu... 1 of 2 06/03/2014 11:26
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6th March 2014 12:23The voice of Africa's ICT sector
Rwanda aims to curb e-wasteGOVERNMENTBy BiztechAfrica - Feb. 14, 2012, 2:44 p.m.Image: By BiztechAfrica
Rwandan officials are focusing theirattentions on the growing problem ofelectronic waste, as new reports showa deluge of e-waste reaching Africa.World environmental bodies reportthat Africa is experiencing increasedimports of ICT equipment without acorresponding rise in recyclingcapacity, which has resulted in highlevels of e-waste dumping by Westerncountries.New reports from Rwanda indicatethat the government is addressing the
problem with a new sense of urgency.An assessment of Rwandas e-waste Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) lastyear found that Rwanda is generating growing volumes of e-waste. It found there had been afive-fold increase in the volumes of e-waste from 2001 to 2010. It added that an EEE inventory in public institutions showed that 85% of all electronic andelectrical equipment (EEE) is composed of laptops. Among the 15% EEE remaining, 14% arenot working. It recommended that the government provide specific e-waste regulationmanaging all processes, from acquisition and handling to the final disposal process. It alsocalled for incentives for encouraging local and foreign investors to establish e-waste disposalfacilities in Rwanda.The Minister in the President's Office in Charge of ICT, Dr. Ignace Gatare, says his office hasformed a task team to draft an e-waste policy, in collaboration with the Rwanda UtilityRegulation Authority (RURA), Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) and other stakeholders.
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