Have your say on proposed regulations on importing and exporting e-waste
The Government sought feedback on proposed regulations to better manage the international trade in e-waste.
On this page
New Zealand is a signatory to the Basel Convention, an international treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous waste. The Basel Convention aims to reduce the movement of hazardous waste between nations and especially from developed to less developed countries, including e-waste.
At its 15th meeting in 2022, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted a decision that transboundary movement of all e-waste will require consent from the importing country.
Consent is already required for hazardous e-waste. The proposed regulations would mean that consent is also required to import or export non-hazardous e-waste. These regulations would put New Zealand in a position to comply with these Basel Convention amendments before they come into effect.
We sought feedback on:
- the proposed regulations to require prior informed consent to import or export non-hazardous e-waste
- the likely impact on importers and exporters of non-hazardous e-waste when they will be required to apply for an import/export permit for all e-waste from 1 January 2025.
Submissions closed on Wednesday 28 August 2024.