Detailed E-waste_Management_policy_draft_Uganda

Electronic waste includes electronic products that have toxic components such as lead, mercury and cadmium which are due for disposal when they have outlived their usefulness.

Improper disposal of electronic waste pollutes the environment with toxins thereby causing widespread health problems.

Associated environmental contamination can however be minimized by practicing safer and more responsible methods of e-waste disposal including recycling of the waste. This policy aims at enforcing several strategies for e-waste management. Establishment of e-waste management infrastructure, awareness and education, human resource development, resource mobilization are some of the key strategies encompassed by this policy document.

The policy enforcement process will be through several stakeholder parastatals led by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology then others such as Ministry of Trade Tourism and Industry, Ministry of Health, National Environment Management Authority, National Information Technology Authority-Uganda among many others, the private sector and other stakeholders.

Enforcement of this policy will enable sustainable e-waste management for a safe environment and a healthy nation.