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

… BASEL CONVENTION TECHNICAL GUIDELINES ON HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS Basel Convention on the Control of … on Hazardous Waste from the Production and Use of Organic Solvents (Y6) Basel Convention series/SBC No. 02/06 …
23 Jan 2025 Document

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

… or POP wastes, including: (a) 1998 Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the UNECE 1979 Convention on Long-range … · Reaches all POP wastes that are classified as hazardous waste; includes a destruction efficiency parameter for … and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (last …
23 Jan 2025 Document

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… VITAL WASTE GRAPHICS 3 This is a publication of the Secretariat of … or become entangled in it. Plastic also absorbs persistent organic pollutants (POPs)2 from the environment and … but also to encourage energy and material recovery from organic waste (see pages 20-21 on organic waste). But the …
23 Jan 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste or Wealth

Waste or Wealth? KEEPING IN TOUCH NEED NOT COST THE EARTH … – and almost universal - source of electronic waste (e-waste), the recycling and safe disposal of mobile phones is …
23 Jan 2025 Document

Household Waste Partnership

… Household Waste Partnership Basel Convention on the Control of … countries: Escalating challenges in household waste management across the globe are widely acknowledged and … developed countries already introduced complex household waste management practices, many developing and transition …
23 Jan 2025 Document

Waste management for human health and livelihood

Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood Rationale 1. … the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention is Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood. 2. The … systems, immune systems, and livers. POPs Persistent organic pollutants are a class of chemicals and pesticides …
23 Jan 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

… are agricultural chemicals, heavy metals and nuclear waste. Once in the marine environment, these pollutants can … both at sea and on land. The impact of untreated human waste alone is already a serious concern. Deforestation and … … Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants …
23 Jan 2025 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

… Convention also publishes technical guidelines on various waste streams providing guidance on best practices for ESM as … the disposer conclude a contract for the disposal of the waste. Under the Convention this contract must ensure that … with detailed, accurate and complete information on the waste itself, on the proposed disposal operation and other …
23 Jan 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

E-Waste under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

… E-Waste under the Basel Convention on the Control of … and Trade www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas 1 The global waste sector valued at at least USD 410 billion a year, takes … and sound management; Thirdly, trafficking in hazardous waste and chemicals by organized crime. Global Waste
23 Jan 2025 Document

E-waste Inspection and Enforcement Manual - Developed in the framework of the SBC E-waste Africa project

… Developed in the framework of the SBC E-waste Africa project E-waste Inspection and Enforcement … of electronic equipment (see also PWB); POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants; PVC Polyvinylchloride; PWB Printed Wiring … Stockholm Convention Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; adopted in 2001; entered into force in …
23 Jan 2025 Document