E-waste in Kiribati

The use and introduction of Electrical and Electronic Equipment has rapidly increased in Kiribati over the years, resulting in growing amounts of electrical and electronic waste (or e-waste for short) that are discarded and carelessly thrown away in our own backyard once they have reached their useful life. E-waste is categorized as hazardous waste, as it also contains hazardous substances like lead, cadmium and mercury. Incorrect disposal of e-waste, could cause serious damage to our environment and to our own health. To this end this base line study is launched to determine the problem on the amount of e-waste that has been generated with some self-induced due to lack of quality control at point of entry..