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Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
16 Jun 2025 11:02 GMT
THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped … provide for the disposal of hazardous waste, but the law does not … international treaties on e-waste management, like the Bamako Convention (1993), but has …
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Mangochi’s diaper dumping crisis
07 Jul 2025 13:33 GMT
… trucks that will regularly collect waste from residential areas.
“We … the Basel Convention on hazardous waste management, the Bamako Convention and the African Union … these agreements call for sustainable waste management practices that protect the …
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Gambia introduces CRP on Bamako Convention to BRS-COP 2025
05 May 2025 10:52 GMT
… and transportation of hazardous chemicals and waste.
As Head of … or stronger agreements on hazardous wastes to help achieve … the Bamako Convention with BRS Conventions on issues of waste management … Jaiteh, the Registrar of Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides at …
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Gambia introduces CRP on Bamako Convention to the BRS-COP 2025 for International Cooperation & Resource Mobilization
02 May 2025 12:27 GMT
… and transportation of hazardous chemicals and waste.
As Head of … or stronger agreements on hazardous wastes to help achieve … the Bamako Convention with BRS Conventions on issues of waste management … Jaiteh, the Registrar of Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides at …
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E-waste research consultant
26 Feb 2025 11:23 GMT
… controls the transboundary movement of hazardous waste and its disposal. It is … exist to address waste management. For instance, the Bamako Convention and the Waigani … further restrict the movement of hazardous waste in African and South Pacific …
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FG, others unveil regulations to tackle battery waste management
02 Sep 2024 03:57 GMT
… promote the practice of battery waste disposal in an internationally … informal sector, which often handles waste batteries without regulation, significantly contributes … Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and the Bamako Convention on the …
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Understanding Electronic Waste (e-waste)
02 Mar 2024 12:35 GMT
… , frequently illegally.
E-waste is considered hazardous waste as it contains toxic … levels of hazardous chemicals. Working as a waste picker is hazardous labour … e-waste.
Additionally, regional conventions also exist, such as the Bamako Convention and …
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What Is E-Waste? What You Need to Know
13 Dec 2023 20:01 GMT
… the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, including e-waste, to prevent its dumping … Bamako Convention: Specifically for African countries, this convention prohibits the import of hazardous waste … the disposal of solid and hazardous waste in the U.S.
E …
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Takin’ out the trash: How do transnational waste traffickers operate?
03 Aug 2023 18:07 GMT
… the Bamako Convention, African countries do not allow the importation of municipal waste … to counter the dumping of hazardous waste in the Global South through … eco-criminals say that is waste from waste management,” Nitti said, providing …
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Morocco Approves Bamako Convention: Progress in Waste Management
01 Aug 2018 10:50 GMT
… government has approved the Bamako Convention on hazardous wastes in a move … by hazardous waste.
As entailed by the treaty, the Bamako Convention prohibits … hazardous waste: many developed nations were exporting toxic wastes to Africa.
The Bamako Convention …