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*[[Basel Convention]] and [[Ban Amendment]] | *[[Basel Convention]] and [[Ban Amendment]] | ||
| + | :The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) together with its Ban Amendment (1995) deals with the control and banning of abusive transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. The Ban Amendment prohibits exports of hazardous wastes from the OECD, EC and Liechtenstein to all other countries. | ||
*[[Central American Agreement]] | *[[Central American Agreement]] | ||
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*[[London Convention Protocol]] | *[[London Convention Protocol]] | ||
| − | : | + | :This convention bans virtually all industrial and radioactive waste from being dumped or incinerated at sea. |
*[[Minamata Convention]] | *[[Minamata Convention]] | ||
| − | : | + | :This convention seeks to limit overall use of mercury and mercury compounds with the intent of protecting human health and the environment. |
*[[Rotterdam Convention]] | *[[Rotterdam Convention]] | ||
| − | : | + | :This convention seeks to ensure that exports of extremely dangerous chemicals only take place with the consent of the recipient country, and replaces the current voluntary prior informed consent regime with a mandatory one. |
*[[Stockholm Convention]] | *[[Stockholm Convention]] | ||
| + | :This convention aims to eliminate from commercial use and release, 24 of the most dangerous global pollutants including the highly toxic, by-products of chlorine chemistry – dioxins and furans. | ||
*[[Waigani Convention]] | *[[Waigani Convention]] | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 3 August 2015
- The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1989) together with its Ban Amendment (1995) deals with the control and banning of abusive transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. The Ban Amendment prohibits exports of hazardous wastes from the OECD, EC and Liechtenstein to all other countries.
- This convention bans virtually all industrial and radioactive waste from being dumped or incinerated at sea.
- This convention seeks to limit overall use of mercury and mercury compounds with the intent of protecting human health and the environment.
- This convention seeks to ensure that exports of extremely dangerous chemicals only take place with the consent of the recipient country, and replaces the current voluntary prior informed consent regime with a mandatory one.
- This convention aims to eliminate from commercial use and release, 24 of the most dangerous global pollutants including the highly toxic, by-products of chlorine chemistry – dioxins and furans.
