Uganda, Nov. 29 -- A ban on the dumping of electronic waste in the region received a boost after the East African Community (EAC) prohibited the importation of cathode rays tubes (CRTs) and standalone used computer monitors with effect from July 1, 2022.
The East African Community Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) held a meeting in Arusha on November 12, chaired by Kenya's Cabinet Secretary in charge of Trade and Industrialisation Betty Maina, in which the partner states - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan - agreed unanimously to ban dumping of e-waste in the region.
The decision follows concerns that firms in developed countries were exporting these items to developing countries, ...