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Technical guidelines on hazardous waste from the production and use of organic solvents (Y16)

… consideration of relative cost, final choice will at least in part depend upon the quantity, physical and chemical … clean solvent waste is likely to be recovered, or at least used as a fuel. It is important to ensure that any … processes but with most of these having been developed for persistent substances such as polychlorinated …
22 Jun 2026 Document

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or … sound manner, taking into account the guidelines developed un- der the Basel Convention, and in accordance … quired to hold an environmental permit, so in theory at least, all mercury waste must be properly stored. Arti- sanal …
22 Jun 2026 Document

The "Chemical & Waste Conventions": the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… Purposes: Basel Convention: to respond to concerns about developed country companies dumping hazardous wastes in developing … & manufacturing; development issues are different for Least Developped Countries (LDCs), developing …
22 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… on the part of UNEP concerning the legal status of any country, territory or city or its authority or concerning the … on the environmentally sound management of mercury waste developed under the Basel Convention. The guidelines, which … characteristics. They want life-cycle assessments, or at least a map of the entire manufacturing process to identity …
22 Jun 2026 Document