Abstract
ABSTRACTIllegal transnational hazardous waste disposal was in the past not defined as a serious environmental crime as the crime is mostly victimless. Although there is a large global legal hazardous waste disposal industry, there is also an illicit one, involving illegal companies, disposal methods, terrorist and organised criminal groups. This article examines illicit hazardous waste disposal (e-waste) on the African continent, against the backdrop of Green Theory and Green Criminology. There are numerous e-waste sites and this article discusses a few in West Africa. Although tons of e-waste makes its way illegally into Africa from the developed North, large volumes are produced domestically. These sites provide a source of income for thousands of people, but the local environment (plus human health) is damaged. Due to limited state capacity there are few examples of Green States on the continent. The state needs to step in as the regulator and facilitator of e-governance. The issue of e-waste in Africa is complex and warrants much more research from a Political Science perspective and requires more academic exposure in the Social Sciences in order to be placed on the domestic research and policy agenda.
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