This discussion paper, by Alan Finlay and commissioned by the APC, aims to raise the profile of e-waste issues in developing countries so that the implications of ICTs for development initiatives can be better understood - particularly in the context of the increasing flow of old technology from developed to developing countries. South Africa is thought to be at the forefront of waste management in Africa, and practitioners aim to develop an e-waste model in the country that can serve as a blueprint for an approach to e-waste elsewhere on the continent.