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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… footprint indicators, indicates that the level of development and well-being in wealthy industrial countries … Chemicals Management (SAICM), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Climate Technology Centre and … matters, with an innovative civil society engagement mechanism to support its work. Pollutant release and transfer …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … is mounted at the same end of the kiln as the solid feed mechanism. The burner is fired with, for example, natural … during incinerator operations may require extensive clean-up. Such problems are also relevant to other disposal …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… & Action Plan” (RAPMaLi). The regional overview and development of the 2008 RAPMaLi was part of an initiative … the Caribbean region through various beach and underwater clean-up activities conducted by local community groups and … stocks on a sub-regional basis through RFMOsas the primary mechanism for ensuring compliance. …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… of every human being on Earth. This is a frightening development. There are traces within you – or, depending on … Aim No. 4: Clean-up old stockpiles and equipment containing POPs … To achieve this goal, the Convention sets up a worldwide mechanism for monitoring POPs levels in humans and the …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … that separations are rarely perfect and that no phase is a clean, discrete substance. All outputs must therefore be … in practice it is rarely possible to achieve sufficiently clean separation. Equipment/ Manpower/ Infra-structure At the …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … after treatment can be either a high 2 energy content, clean burning fuel or a lube base stock comparable to a … and in most cases to a significant degree on the market mechanism (competitive uses of the products). Table 5 …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … dump sites and the very high costs associated with clean-up measures at contaminated sites, many countries have … present for the pathway to complete: • A chemical release mechanism; • A transport route for chemicals to migrate to an …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan … be reused in applications not requiring high quality and clean material. 10. The segregation, recycling and reuse of … to atmosphere from an incinerator, it is necessary to clean the off-gases before they are released into the …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific

… been adopted: • Assessment of the situation through the development of national inventories, the establishment of … adapted to national specificities, including the development of appropriate methods for evaluation, testing, … Assessment of the Situation Prevention and Minimisation Clean Production Approaches Enviro. Sound Management …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… was jointly prepared by the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social … 18th and 19th sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). It provides examples of successful … Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions have developed a mechanism that, while maintaining the legal autonomy of these …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste