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International

Hazardous Waste Indicators Projects
This Web page developed by INECE provides links to indicators projects focused on hazardous waste.
Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste -- Office of the Secretariat
The Convention was adopted on 22 March 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries which was convened at Basel from 20 to 22 March 1989. This introductory text to the Basel Convention contains general information about the origins of the Convention, its goals as well as milestones in the Convention's history.

International Environmental Law and Policy: A Comprehensive Reference Source
Listing of International Conventions and Agreements on Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals.
International HCH & Pesticides Association
Works with the Basel Secretariat to deal with soil, waste, and water contamination issues.
OECD - Environment - Waste Management
OECD is tackling the most challenging issues regarding waste today: the prevention and minimization of waste generation (which continues to grow at the same rate as GDP or consumption); and the management of unavoidable waste in an environmentally sound and economically efficient way.

UNEP Chemicals Page
UNEP Chemicals is the center for all chemicals-related activities of the United Nations Environment Programme.

UNEP - Division of Technology Industry and Economics - Production and Consumption Unit
Supports cleaner production methods.
UNEP - Online Book Store - Books on hazardous wastes

World Bank - New Ideas in Pollution Regulation
World Health Organization (WHO) - International Programme of Chemical Safety
Program implemented on behalf of its Cooperating Organizations: the International Labour Office (ILO), (UNEP) and WHO, established in 1980.

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Africa

Basel Convention Regional Center (for English-speaking African Countries)
The Basel Convention Regional Centre (BCRC) based in Pretoria has been in operation from July 2000. The main objective for its establishment, which is in line with all such Regional Centres in the world, is to assist in building the legal, institutional and technological capacity in the 21 English speaking African countries to be able to manage Hazardous waste in an environmentally sound manner in line with the Basel Convention provisions.

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Europe

European Commission - Waste Unit

European Topic Center on Waste
providing the Community and Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information about waste and waste management in Europe enabling them to take the requisite measures to protect the environment, to assess the results of such measures and to ensure that the public is properly informed about waste and waste management in Europe.
European Union Waste Shipment Legislation
Information sheets and summaries of EU legislation covering the shipment of waste.

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Americas

Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers
Comprising 60 Chapters and over 6,000 members, the Academy is represented in 38 States plus the District of Columbia and Guam.
Control of the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste
A 1997 Report by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada in cooperation with Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Environment Canada - Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Recyclable Materials
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Hazardous Waste Office and Resources
TOXNET
 A computerized system of files oriented to toxicology and related areas. It is managed by the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP).
Trends In International Commerce Of Hazardous Industrial Waste
 Environment Canada report.

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Asia and Pacific

Cleaner Production (Pollution Prevention) in China
Cleaner Production has been adopted by the Government of the People's Republic of China as one of the prime tools in its fight against industrial pollution. This web site has been developed by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) which is the Commission responsible for the implementation of Cleaner Production. Prior to March 2003 this was the responsibility of the former State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC). Every effort has been made to make the information accurate but all information on the site or linked to by the site must be viewed in the context of the disclaimer.
Environment Australia: Hazardous Waste
Information on Australian Hazardous Waste Legislation, Basel Status, and Protocol on Liability and Compensation.

Reference

Hazardous Materials Management magazine
 This site, from a magazine which focuses on hazardous materials management in Canada, has selected articles from back issues available online. Examples include stories on used oil recovery, mine tailings, and risk assessment; and there is also a monthly legal column by environmental lawyer Dianne Saxe.
Environmental Health & Safety Online (EHSO): Hazardous Waste Guide
US Hazardous Waste Laws and News
Hazardous Chemicals Database
Compiled by the University of Akron's Chemistry Department, provides technical information on various hazardous chemicals.

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