Summaries for Interlinkages
Basel Convention
Control of Transboundary Movements of HAzardous Wastes and their Disposal
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The Convention Secretariat:
Address:
Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC), Geneva Executive Center, 15 chemin des Anémones, Building D, 1219 Châtelaine (Geneva), Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 917 8218
Fax: (+41 22) 797 3454
Email: bulskai@unep.ch
Web: http://www.unep.ch/basel/
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Brief
Objectives |
The Convention is the response of the international
community to the problems caused by the annual
world-wide production of 400 million tonnes of wastes
which are hazardous to people or the environment because
they are toxic, poisonous, explosive, corrosive, flammable,
eco-toxic, or infectious.
This global environmental treaty strictly regulates the
transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and
provides obligations to its Parties to ensure that such
wastes are managed and disposed of in an environmentally
sound manner.
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