Environmental Management (Control and Management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste) Regulations, 2021. Country/Territory United Republic of Tanzania Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous waste Protection of environment Authorization/permit Internal trade International trade Packaging/labelling Polluter pays principle Pollution control Precautionary principle PIC-prior informed consent Procedural matters Processing/handling Public health Solid waste Sustainable development Transboundary movement of waste Transport/storage Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries Abstract These Regulations consisting of 68 articles divided into IX Parts aim at providing for and promoting proper management of e-waste to protect human health and the environment while ensuring sustainable development. They apply to all categories of e-waste concerning generation, collection, storage, transportation, importation, exportation, distribution, selling, purchasing, recycling, refurbishing, assembling, dismantling, and disposal. Any person generating, collecting, storing, transporting, treating, recycling, reusing, recovering, and disposing of hazardous waste shall be guided by the following principles of environment and sustainable development relevant to e-waste management (i) precautionary principle; (ii) polluter pays principle; (iii) producer extended responsibility meaning that the person producing or importing a product shall be required to internalize environmental costs; (iv) cleaner production principle for those who own or operate a facility or premises that generate hazardous and toxic waste to minimize the waste generation. This is based on the right of those who live in Tanzania to have a clean, safe, and healthy environment, together with the duty to safeguard the environment from the adverse effects of e-waste. Full text English Website www.nemc.or.tz