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Vital Waste Graphics 3

… VITAL WASTE GRAPHICS 3 This is a publication of the Secretariat of … of its frontiers or boundaries. Cover illustration Waste Body Burden ‘Metro Map’. Source: Silicon Valley Toxics … tion problems when there are strong economic incentives to export ‘used’ or ‘end-of-life’ products to developing …
11 Feb 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes

… 13; (b) Parties shall prohibit or shall not permit the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes to the Parties … (d) Decisions taken by them to limit or ban the export of hazardous wastes or other wastes…” Article 13, … www.basel.int … Chemicals and Waste … Notifications under the Basel Convention: national …
11 Feb 2025 Document 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 … must restrict TBM. Such restrictions may apply to the export or to the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes. … the disposer conclude a contract for the disposal of the waste. Under the Convention this contract must ensure that …
11 Feb 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste

CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… wild animals and plants. Consequently, CITES regulates the export, import and re-export of specimens with the aim to … research on anacondas, avoid resource misuse and waste, and maximize local income in a manner that would … and precautionary – i.e. in order to avoid or minimise waste, harvest levels should be aimed at meeting market …
11 Feb 2025 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 Manual 2E-waste Inspection … and electronic waste (e-waste). While actions of both export and import countries are important to effectively …
11 Feb 2025 Document

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 … million units. Yu et al. (2010) www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas Export of E-waste Lewis (2011) www.brsmeas.org @brsmeas …
11 Feb 2025 Document

Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste under the Basel Convention

… The using again of fully functional equipment that is not waste, for the same purpose for which it was conceived, … wastes Wastes listed in Annex II to the Convention. Non-waste A substance or object that does not meet the definition … the equipment listed below, hereby declare that prior to export the used equipment listed below was tested and is …
11 Feb 2025 Document

Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… by African states to address certain aspects of hazardous waste problems that the Basel Convention did not cover. The … to African countries purportedly for use, when in fact, waste traders and other exporters intend to dispose of them … destination country of a written consent, prior to export. Movements of hazardous wastes without such consent …
11 Feb 2025 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… - I - Global Mercury Waste Assessment Review of Current National Measures - II - - … Nations Environment Programme (2017). Global Mercury Waste Assessment. Nairobi. Lead Author Shunichi Honda United … the world. Countries without facilities of their own can export mercury waste for the purpose of environmentally sound …
11 Feb 2025 Document

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

… and end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) being exported to developing countries for the purpose … in 2002) recognized that the issue of the management of e-waste required urgent attention, particularly in the … enforcement officers, as necessary, to control or verify export or import of e-waste and work on the identification of …
11 Feb 2025 Document in Chemicals and Waste