Towards a Regulatory Framework for e-Waste Management – Lessons From Nigeria
| Osofisan Adenike (PhD) Department Of Computer Science University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ajayi Olumuyiwa Olutosin Department Of Computer Science, University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Longe Olumide (PhD) Department Of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Odulaja Godwin (MSc) Department Of Computer Science, Tai Solarin University of Education Ijebu-Ode Nigeria This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
Purpose - This research aims at developing a proper regulatory framework for e-Waste Management to handle the collection, transportation, processing, recycling, disposal and monitoring of these waste materials.
Design/methodology/approach - We will investigate the existence of e-Waste management policies, regulations and practices in Nigeria with a view to determining their current state and the key status of Stakeholders.
Findings - E-Waste has become a concern in Nigeria due to the high volumes in which it is generated, the hazardous contents (such as chromium, lead, cadmium, beryllium, brominated flame retardants and mercury), and the lack of policies and regulations applicable to its disposal or recycling. The main sources of these forms of waste are government institutions, manufacturing industries, business organizations as well as individual users of technology.
Research implications- Although contributions from individual households are currently relatively small, it is likely to grow appreciably in the future. Organizations with assembly plants for electronic components are also an important source of e-Waste generation in the country but it is extremely difficult to capture the exact quantity of waste generated by this group
Practical and Policy implications- This research outlined the need for a well regulated e-Waste technology, inventory and knowledge management in the country, and finally proposes a legal framework which propounds a solution to the impending problem..
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It is hoped that our findings will be applicable to any instance of the problem in developing countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords: Import Recovery Fee (IRF), Stakeholders, Basel Convention, e-Waste.
Prof. Adenike Osofisan currently heads the Computer Science Department at the University of Ibadan. She is pioneering the e-waste management research group at the University in collaboration with Longe O.B (PhD) and postgraduate students: Ajayi Muyiwa and Odulaja Godwin. She can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
