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Basel Convention Open-ended Working Group
The meeting will focus on matters related to the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2012–2013:
(a) Strategic issues:
(i) Strategic framework;
(ii) Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres;
(iii) Basel Convention...
Toxics Link
Toxics Link has unique expertise in the areas of hazardous, medical and municipal wastes, as well as in specific issues such as the international waste trade, and the emerging issues of pesticides and POPs.
Software for Environmental Awareness (SEAHOME)
This website offers a tool to learn to safely and efficiently manage waste, and particularly hazardous waste, in the home.
It has been developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region 5 and Purdue University who have worked...
Hospital Waste Management in the Philippines
This study was designed to understand and document the waste management practices especially for toxic and hazardous waste in the health care sector. Specifically, it contains two case studies of tertiary hospitals in Metro Manila. These case studies...
Hazardous Waste- Resource Recovery: Existing Practices
This document describes how hazardous wastes are recovered and reprocessed by informal small-scale enterprises. It is intended primarily for non-governmental organizations that support small entrepreneurs in the improvement of economic, environmental...
Waste Maps and Graphics
GRID-Arendal, the collaborating centre of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), publishes illustrations on various aspects of waste. The illustrations have primarily been prepared in cooperation with the Basel Convention...
Summaries of EU Legislation for Waste Management
The EUROPA website provides a uselful summary of all main legislative documents or provisions for waste management practices. The information is provided classified into different categories including:
General Framework
Hazardous Waste
Waste...
