Action and Delegate Alerts

Delegate Alerts

2020

• Basel Secretariat Plan to Hold OEWG 12 Electronically: Not a Good Idea - 2020 04 22
  • El plan de la Secretaría del Convenio de Basilea de realizar la reunión OEWG 12 electrónicamente: no es una buena idea (Español)
  • Le Secrétariat de la Convention de Bâle prévoit d'organiser le GTCNL 12 électroniquement: pas une bonne idée (Français)

• OEWG12: The Questions that Remain - 2020 05 04
  • Grupo de Trabajo 12: Las Preguntas Que Quedan (Español)
  • Groupe de Travail 12: Les questions qui subsistent (Français)

• For the Third Time Africa Calls for Postponement of OEWG12
  • Pour la troisième fois, l'Afrique appelle au report de l'OEWG12 (Français)
  • Por tercera vez, África solicita el aplazamiento del GTCA12 (Español)

• Swiss/Ghanaian e-Waste Proposal: Fails to Solve the Real e-Waste Problem
  • Proposition suisse / ghanéenne sur les déchets électroniques: Elle ne parvient pas à résoudre le véritable problème des déchets électroniques (Français)
  • La Propuesta Suizo-Ghaniana Sobre Los Desechos Electrónicos: No Resuelve el Problema Real de los Desechos Electrónicos (Español)

• Two Important NGO Side Events at OEWG12

• EU Contradicts Itself, Proposes to Use Article 11 to Circumvent the Basel Ban Amendment

2017

• BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 - 2017 04 20
• Time to Repair the "Repairables Loophole" in the e-Waste Guideline - 2017 04 21

2015

• Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries – 2015 04 07
• Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations] – 2015 04 10
• Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment – 2015 04 15
• BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13 – 2015 04 28

2013

• Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! – 2013 04 26
• Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships - 2013 04 26
• Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 2013 04 26
• Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste - 2013 04 26

Action Alerts

2020

• Crowd Sourcing A COVID-19 Relief Fund to Help Bangladesh Shipbreaking Workers - 2020 04 16

2019

• Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration
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• The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance
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• Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14
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• New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of "recyclable" plastics

• Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor