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The benefits of Basel

Author
Grout D.Z.
Journal/Series
Environmental Forum | Vol. 16(1); 19- 25; 7 p.
Date
1999
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-064600)
Publisher | Place of publication
Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA
Document type
Article in periodical
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous waste
Abstract

Legislation that would allow the United States to become a party to the Basel Convention - to which the Senate gave its advice and consent in 1992 - would give us important new controls over exports and imports of hazardous waste. Controversy over a 1995 amendment banning exports to non-OECD countries need not stand in the way

Other references

Treaty

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Treaty | Multilateral | Basel |

Keyword: Waste disposal, Technology transfer, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waste management, Offences/penalties, Recycling/reuse, Dispute settlement, Transboundary movement of waste, Liability/compensation

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001003)