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Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from wastes

Document type
Decision
Reference number
SC-8/7
Date
Apr 24, 2017
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Food waste Organic waste Waste non-domestic sources Solid waste Waste disposal Waste domestic sources
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-13, RC COP-8, SC COP-8)
Website
www.informea.org
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Abstract

The Conference of the Parties

Noting the priority areas for action recognized in decision SC-8/18 on effectiveness evaluation as they relate to measures to reduce or eliminate releases from stockpiles and wastes,
1. Welcomes with appreciation decision BC-13/4 on technical guidelines on persistent organic pollutants, by which the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, at its thirteenth meeting, adopted updated general technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants and other technical guidelines specific to persistent organic pollutants listed in that decision;