AN EXAMINATION OF THE REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

E-wastes are obsolete equipment that are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly, including equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of electric current. E-waste consists of many different materials, some of which contain a variety of toxic substances that can contaminate the environment and threaten human health. E-waste anywhere is a threat to the environment, with negative health consequences such as leaching toxins into the soil, air and ground water which later enter into crops, animals and human body systems, causing contamination and pollution. This paper aimed at examining the effectiveness of electronic waste management in Nigeria. We adopted the doctrinal methodology. We found out that there is no single modified statute or regulation governing electronic waste management in Nigeria. We therefore recommended that specific regulations should be enacted on e-waste management, enforcement of the rules should be strict and uncompromised and there should be proper sensitization on the management of electronic waste. Adequate regulation and enforcement of laws on electronic waste management could go a long way to curb the menace of indiscriminate disposal of ewaste.