Côte d’Ivoire

Report/StudySummaryDocuments including WEEE flows/quantities
Rapport technique d’étude de diagnostic sur la gestion des DEEE en Côte d’IvoireEMPA Materials Science & Technology, UNEP, Basel Convention, 2011: The Côte d’Ivoire e-Waste Country Assessment, comprising Components 1 and 2 of the Secretariat of the Basel Convention e-Waste Africa Project, was undertaken in the Abidjan and San Pedro areas between November 2009 and December 2010. The study’s focus areas include an analysis of the policy and legal frameworks; an analysis of all stakeholders including importers and distributers, consumers, collectors, repairers, dismantlers, and recyclers of EEE and the disposal mechanisms available at present; a mass flow assessment; an evaluation of social and environmental impacts; and the drafting of a national WEEE management strategy. All four categories of EEE, namely 'large household appliances', 'small household appliances', information and communication technologies' and 'consumer electronics' are included in the study. Sources of data include surveys, national statistics, stakeholder interview, the UN Comtrade database, etc.
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