National E-waste Monitor: Botswana 2024
In this issue
This report examines the overall statistics of electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) placed on the market (POM) and e-waste generation in Botswana. Botswana is currently making efforts to improve the regulatory framework regarding e-waste – an Integrated Waste Management Policy has been produced – as there is no specific regulatory instrument dealing with e-waste management, including data collection, in the country. An analysis within the Policy identified e-waste as one of the fastest growing waste streams in Botswana, along with several other issues and challenges regarding e-waste in Botswana. Botswana has ratified several international and regional conventions and agreements related to environmental management, which are also of relevance for e-waste. Botswana has some companies actively dealing with e-waste, but the available infrastructure is insufficient to handle e-waste and the licensed companies are not specialized in this sector. The final goal of the National Monitor is to put forward a series of recommendations on how to improve e-waste data availability and quality in Botswana.
