× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from wastes Document type Decision Reference number SC-8/7 Date Apr 24, 2017 SourceUNEP, 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 Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.English.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.English.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.French.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Spanish.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.8-SC-8-7.Arabic.pdf 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;