Analysis of Mobile Phone e-Waste Management for Developing Countries: A Case of Uganda

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2012Author
Sansa-Otim, Julianne S.
Lutaaya, Philip
Kamya, Tom
Mutaawe Lubega, Stephen
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Although considerable efforts are being made by many Governments
and other entities in tackling waste-related problems, there
are still major gaps to be filled in this area. The current practices of
e-waste management in Uganda suffer from a number of problems such
as informal recycling, inadequate legislation, lack of awareness from the
stakeholders and limited government efforts. In addition to these e-waste
management challenges, this paper also discusses the strategies to address
this emerging problem in Uganda, considering related efforts in
some regions such as Asia-Pacific, Europe and elsewhere in Africa. The
paper mainly focuses on Mobile phone e-waste, with emphasis on safe
disposal and recycling strategies.
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-41178-6_18https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3152