E-waste solutions Alliance for Africa Reclaimed Appliances (UK) Ltd Leading, not following Where does Africa stand on the global e-waste issue ? Side event at Basel/COP - May 1st 2013

Africa : about growth …. 3.6 B population by 2050 EEE consumption growth rates very high (new & 2nd hand) Domestically generated E-waste may exceed EU’s by 2018

Very few African countries have e-waste regs 580m Original “WEEE” countries 413m Nigeria Cameroon Ghana Kenya Ethiopia Uganda Tanzania Rwanda South Africa Zambia Egypt 160m 20m 25m 43m 91m 34m 47m 12m 50m 14m 84m United Kingdom 63m Germany 81m France 66m Austria 8m Belgium 10m Denmark 6m Finland 5m Greece 11m Ireland 4m Italy 61m Luxembourg 1m Netherlands 17m Portugal Spain 47m Sweden 9m Norway Switzerland

Where do we (the Alliance) act together ? RSA Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania Uganda Nigeria Ghana RSA: alliance contributed to build the national waste mngt strategy, Nov 2011, IWMP = EPR Nigeria: input to the EEE reg, Aug 2011, 1st ever in Africa. White Paper outlining ‘system’ solution. Being presented to NESREA… Full incorporation of informal sector as a key stakeholder (Alaba, Comp Village) Ghana : Alliance joined NDF, focused on developing proper guideline (Abgogoshie – lots of focus/attention). Kenya : proactive approach, less vol < Nigeria, excellent guideline, regulation to be developed, excellent collaboration with NEMA & MEMR. Uganda: we were approached by the government as a selected advisor Ethiopia & Tanzania – we are in the early stages of interaction + key role in SC of this conference: switch to solution !

Where are the Recyclers ? RSA Kenya Currently we are aware that there are recycling companies in S.Africa and Kenya. In S.Africa there are a number of recyclers including some of the big brands like Sims. In Kenya there are two recyclers that have started within the past year. Outside of these two countries there may be local recyclers but none that we would know of that are working to good Health and Safety standards, certainly none of the big names. I would understand that none of the recyclers at the IERC conference are set up in any of these countries outside of S.Africa.

E-waste “basics” Rudimentary recycling is the issue Collection is NOT a problem E-waste has value  can be collected & treated as a profitable business

E-waste : current state… Non-Valuable Fractions Local Dumping End User Informal Collectors “Recyclers” Material Markets rudimentary Producers NO connection between “Producers” and the material flows Informal collectors NOT connected to a formal recycling structure

providing a safety net for “problematic fractions” With Extended Producer Responsibility Recycling standards Global End User Informal Collectors Recyclers Material Markets providing a safety net for “problematic fractions” E-Waste Registry E-Waste Advisory Body Producers Fair & enforced regulation is paramount to stimulate investments by recyclers Regional approaches are critical to effective solutions deployment

EACR deployment in Kenya, a role model Treatment Center & Trading Platform operating under strict recycling standards $$ Collectors Collection centres X 50 20 scavengers for each collection point Self sustaining business model Scope = all e-waste, including ‘problematic fractions’ Creating THOUSANDS of green jobs in Kenya Supporting “East Africa Community “

Partnerships are essential ! Government agencies and NGOs Academia and research groups OEMs and Recyclers University of Ibadan Reclaimed Appliances (UK) Ltd Leading, not following

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