e-waste management in kenya final
TRANSCRIPT
E-WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KENYA
Presentation at the national week of awareness conference and exhibition on
E-waste management 28th May 2014
Table of Contents
• Introduction• Statement of the Problem• Situational analysis• Recommendations• Conclusion
Guiding PrincipleTHE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA, 2010Preamble:We, the people of Kenya-…… RESPECTFUL of the environment, which is our heritage, and
determined to sustain it for the benefit of future generations:…….COMMITTED to nurtuting and protecting the well-being of the
individual, the family, communuties and the nation:…….ADOPT, ENACT and give this Constitution to ourselves and to our
future generations
The Constitution• Chapter 4 – Bill of Rights
• Art. 42 – Every person has the right to a clean and health environment for the benefit of the present and future generations (continuing obligation)
• Art. 70 – Enforcement of environmental rights
The Constitution-Fundamental rights and freedoms are
inherent to each individual-It is a fundamental duty of the State
and every state organ to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfill the rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.
• E-waste is a big threat to the enjoyment of this right
What is e-waste?E-waste is a generic term encompassing various forms ofelectrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that are old, end-of-life electronic appliances and have ceased to be of any value to their owners.
A practical definition of e-waste is “any electrically powered
appliance that fails to satisfy the current owner for its originally intended purpose”. Source: UNEP, http://www.unep.fr/scp/waste/ewm/faq.htm#1
What does it look like?
Computers pile up and pollute the earth, rotting slowly and dissolving into the soilSource: http://stamen-tonchev.blogspot.com/
Picture this
Aim of presentation1. Raise awareness on the dangers of
e-waste;2. Encourage the integration of e-
waste management in the design of development policy;
3. Encourage a move to more concerted cooperation in handling e-waste management in Kenya.
Statement of the problem• Modern electronics contain up to 60
elements, some valuable, others hazardous, some both
• E-waste considered one of the fastest growing in the world – at about 3 times the rate of municipal waste.
• Informal methods of disposing e-waste lead to an adverse impact on the environment, animals and human health
cont….
• Worldwide 20-50 million tonnes of e-waste are generated yearly.
• There is need to systematically gather updated data on e-waste generation in order to inform management decisions.
Nairobi City County• Estimates that NCC contributes
about 70% of the total national tonnage of e-waste
• Recognizes the need to mitigate the unintended consequences of e-waste
• Proposes the articulation of the E-waste management system policy
The information technology revolution
Has made us smarter, faster, and more globally savvy.
It has also seeped poison.
-Newsweek, July 25, 2011
Factors causing increase of e-waste
• Technological advances/ internet of things
-gadget proliferation/ high obsolescence • > market penetration of electronic use
eg. ICT sector• Consumer trends• Trade related (North-South) impacts
[dumping]
Situational analysis
• Mobile subscriptions has continued to grow from 1999 and with this the number of mobile devices
• This impacts positively on higher e-waste volumes
Situational analysis cont…..
Source: Communications Commission of Kenya
E-waste statistics• There are no agreed figures regarding e-
waste generation volumes• It is estimated that there are 3,000 tonnes
of e-waste generated in Kenya from computers, monitors and printers (Source: Kenya ICT Network).
• These volume keeps increasing.
Analysis cont.• Identification of multiple players at
various levels willing to make a contribution – NEMA,UNEP,Nokia,Safaricom,CFSK, CAMARA, CCK, HP, MMUST etc.
• No data on quantity of e-waste generated and disposed off each year and the resultant extent of environmental risk
Pictures
Barriers to effective waste management
• Absence of an integrated national e-waste management policy
• Treatment of e-waste as a sub-set of hazardous waste
• Multifarious initiatives/ limited capacity – synergy?• Inadequate legislation• No / outdated data / inadequately disaggregated
data• Lack of public awareness• Funding & Sustainability
Recommendations• Need for legal reform in e-waste management
Encourage adoption of 3RCollocation & Type approvalIntroduction of a matrix of obligations and
incentives• Extended Product Responsibility (take back
law)• Financing of e-waste management (the dark
side of innovation) • Enhanced monitoring and enforcement
Cont.• Dialogue among the actors to
develop an integrated roadmap• Commitment to build capacity for
M&E• Step up consumer education and
awareness
So …
WHAT’S YOUR ROLE?
