...oup (OEWG) of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal – one of the subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Part...
The Basel Convention E-Waste Amendments (EWA), which entered into force in January 2025, were intended to strengthen controls on transboundary movements of e-waste by bringing all e-waste exports u...
...th meeting of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Implementation and Compliance Committee (ICC-17) from 18-21 ...
Martec Washington from Black Appalachian Coalition speaks out! Kanawha Valley knows the drill: industrial promises turn into chemical disasters. Now, 'advanced recycling' - a chemical recycling sca...
Protecting human health and the environment; global cooperation under the BRS Conventions (compila)
...from production and trade to use and disposal.
The Basel Convention focuses on hazardous wastes. It protects people and ecosystems by regulating and restricting the crossborde...
Shared responsibility and cooperation in the trade of hazardous chemicals
Behind every shipment of hazardous chemicals crossing international borders, there's an urgent story of cooperation, tran...
Combatting illegal traffic under the Basel Convention; stronger coordination, safer borders
... wastes under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. These meetings aimed to foster collaboration and share know...
Tackling the global waste challenge; strengthening controls for transboundary movements of waste
...rowing burden of waste management around the world is a serious challenge, with hazardous waste increasing at an alarming rate due to industrial expansion, urbanisation and cha...
Breaking news: there’s a tragic chemical disaster unfolding in West Virginia a few miles from our Moms organizer there. We have and continue to demand better safeguards when it comes to chemical di...
On 21 April 2026, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes, Marcos A. Orellana, participated in a discussion on the theme “...
Pollution from "advanced recycling" facilities raises risks of cancer, birth defects, and more. Moms' Ohio River Valley organizer Rachel Meyer explains how once communities grasp this reality, it's...
In 2025, the EU Safety Gate flagged 4,671 hazardous products, keeping millions of consumers safe across Europe.
Cosmetics (36%) were the m...
This Chemicals and Waste Negotiations briefing, organized within the framework of the Geneva Environment Network, will provide an overview of the work and key activities to advance the sound manage...
E waste and children health, WHO
...per expose both adult and child workers as well as their families to a range of hazardous substances. E-waste-connected health risks may result from direct contact with harmful...
Residuos electrónicos y salud infantil OMS
...per expose both adult and child workers as well as their families to a range of hazardous substances. E-waste-connected health risks may result from direct contact with harmful...
The management of wastes from mercury containing products has been raising increasing concerns. This event, organized by UNEP Global Mercury Partnership, will present latest tools and case studies ...
Hazard trees in the Boise National Forest are identified, cut down and removed to help facilitate public safety.