Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review
In recent years African countries are grappling with the increase of electronic waste (e-waste) which poses challenge to environment and human health. However, factors influencing electronic waste situation in Africa have not been explored and thus not well understood. To fill the gap, this paper a...
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| author | R. Martin J. D. Mwakatoga R. M. Madaha I. H. Babili S. F. Kibonde C. A. Sanga |
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In recent years African countries are grappling with the increase of electronic waste (e-waste) which poses challenge to environment and human health. However, factors influencing electronic waste situation in Africa have not been explored and thus not well understood. To fill the gap, this paper aims at exploring e-waste situation in Africa and analysing factors influencing the situation. To address the objective, a systematic literature review was adopted. Findings show that the amount of e-waste has been increasing in both developed and developing countries over time. Although there are common factors associated with the increase of e-waste, some factors are unique to Africa. These are: reduced cost of used items, taxi incentives for importation of electronic devices and increased use of ICT devices in various sectors. Furthermore, findings show that developed and developing countries differ in terms of the risks posed by the e-waste and this difference is dependent on how e-waste is managed. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the situation of e-waste in Africa is somehow different from developed world both in terms of the factors influencing the situation and ways of managing e-waste. In order to deal with e-waste situation, African countries need to improve awareness of their people, establish and capacitate institutions for dealing with e-waste and invest in technologies for managing e-waste.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad2376e62dbc49dabb647a88d570d19e2024-03-28T19:46:14ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992023-12-012712Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A reviewR. MartinJ. D. MwakatogaR. M. MadahaI. H. BabiliS. F. KibondeC. A. Sanga In recent years African countries are grappling with the increase of electronic waste (e-waste) which poses challenge to environment and human health. However, factors influencing electronic waste situation in Africa have not been explored and thus not well understood. To fill the gap, this paper aims at exploring e-waste situation in Africa and analysing factors influencing the situation. To address the objective, a systematic literature review was adopted. Findings show that the amount of e-waste has been increasing in both developed and developing countries over time. Although there are common factors associated with the increase of e-waste, some factors are unique to Africa. These are: reduced cost of used items, taxi incentives for importation of electronic devices and increased use of ICT devices in various sectors. Furthermore, findings show that developed and developing countries differ in terms of the risks posed by the e-waste and this difference is dependent on how e-waste is managed. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the situation of e-waste in Africa is somehow different from developed world both in terms of the factors influencing the situation and ways of managing e-waste. In order to deal with e-waste situation, African countries need to improve awareness of their people, establish and capacitate institutions for dealing with e-waste and invest in technologies for managing e-waste. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/261618E-waste; Situation; Factors; Africa |
| spellingShingle | R. Martin J. D. Mwakatoga R. M. Madaha I. H. Babili S. F. Kibonde C. A. Sanga Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management E-waste; Situation; Factors; Africa |
| title | Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review |
| title_full | Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review |
| title_short | Exploring Electronic Waste Situation in Africa: A review |
| title_sort | exploring electronic waste situation in africa a review |
| topic | E-waste; Situation; Factors; Africa |
| url | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/261618 |
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