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

… Fisheries Service NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration OBS - Ocean-based sources OECS - Organisation … this project promotes problem solving at the national and local levels, recognizing that unique regional … beach and underwater clean-up activities conducted by local community groups and government agencies supports this …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… subsurface conditions have to be generally defined by the local geology and soil characteristics. Where liners and … points of discharge of ground water to surface water, local surface water used recreationally or as drinking water … activity of landfill operations; e.g. labour, engineering, administration costs, etc.; • Post closure costs which …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… of waste generated and changes in waste characteristics. Local authorities collect waste in most areas, but informal … waste, and transport the waste to collection points where local authorities receive the waste and transport it to … for disposal at landfills under the responsibility of local authorities. Col- lection rates do not reach 30 per …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… with economies in transition need to meet the global and local waste challenge. III. Waste is a global issue Because … and other wastes around the world, waste is not merely a local or national issue, it is a global issue. In the past … or were randomly burned, or left to rot, contaminating the local water supply and BASEL CONVENTION the world …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… pollution management into development agendas, states and local authorities, communities, businesses, multi-stakeholder … activities of Governments and businesses to better tackle local and regional pollution Water pollution 13. Increase … from companies, private and public sector investors, local authorities or individuals. As risk managers, insurers …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… such as China, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines . Local governments, industry, academia and representatives …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… plant at an existing factory is largely a matter of local logistics within the available space, as … changing rooms for employees, medical facilities, administration and control etc, and the provision of adequate … training programmes and monitoring of emissions and of the local environment. Monitoring of emissions would usually be …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Technical guidelines: General technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants

… Karstensen, K.H. et al. 2009. “Test burn with PCB–oil in a local cement kiln in Sri Lanka”, Chemosphere , vol. 78 No. 6, …
17 Jun 2026 Document