In Cameroon like many African countries, awareness on e-waste is very low despite increasing
dependence on modern technologies that generate e-waste. This paper presents a case study of Maroua town–
Cameroon. A survey of 33 EEE repair workshops was conducted, the regional government service in charge of
environment, local councils and HYSACAM, a private company, responsible for handling waste in Maroua
were visited where through questionnaires a number of findings were undertaken. A total of 1628 different ewaste
items were found with an average flux rate of 1-4 items per week. Only 6 % of items brought to the
workshops could be repaired as over 90% enters the e-waste stream. The majority of the waste is stored in the
workshops, and parts recycled when necessary. 87.9 % of those manipulating these e-waste items do so without
any protection, as 12 % of them are aware of the toxicity of these wastes. The local councils have no e-waste
management plan as no legislation exists to that effect. There is complete lack of awareness on this type of
waste to the public as well as the main actors that should be responsible for their management stemming from
poor policy and regulatory systems.