Environmental Management (Control and Management of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste) Regulations, 2021. País/Territorio República Unida de Tanzanía Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2021 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Residuos peligrosos Protección del medio ambiente Autorización/permiso Comercio interior Comercio internacional Envasado/etiquetado Principio contaminador-pagador Control de la contaminación Principio de cautela ICP-procedimiento de información y consentimiento previos Cuestiones de procedimiento Procesamiento/manipulación Salud pública Residuos sólidos Desarrollo sostenible Movimientos transfronterizos de desechos Transporte/depósito Eliminación de desechos Gestión de desechos Residuos no domésticos Prevención de residuos Área geográphica Africa, Africa Oriental, Países menos desarrollados Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.nemc.or.tz