Background
In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ITU supported the harmonization of legal instruments in Rwanda for the sound management of e-waste. The project focuses on implementing the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principle in policies and regulations for the sound management of e-waste in Rwanda. Under the ITU-UNEP partnership, technical assistance was provided to the Government of Rwanda for the development of a regulatory framework on e-waste management.
Amongst the deliverables of the project, a series of consultation workshops had the aim to collect insights and feedback from relevant national stakeholders for the development of EPR implementation guidelines on the management of e-waste in Rwanda. A first consultation workshop was held in March 2022 with government stakeholders. The output of the first consultation workshop highlighted the need to guarantee a sound legal regime, efficient administrative arrangements and robust financing for an EPR system on e-waste.
