| Title | Transboundary Movement of e-Waste |
| Publication Type | Proceedings Article |
| Year of Conference | 2008 |
| Authors | Ecroignard RC |
| Conference Name | Waste Management Conference (WasteCon2008) |
| Conference Start Date | 06.10.2008 |
| Conference Location | Durban, South Africa |
| Keywords | Basel Convention, e-waste, Hazardous waste, Mobile Phone Working Group, Nairobi declaration, Partnership on used and end-of-life computing equipment., Transboundary Movement |
| Abstract | The paper is an Overview of the Basel Convention including a short history and definition of waste and how e-waste is dealt with under the Convention. The paper focuses on specific decisions taken by the Conference of Parties (COP) and special working groups established under the Convention such as the Nairobi declaration, Mobile phone working group and the partnership on used and end-of-life computing equipment. It explains how transboundary movement under the Convention is approached. |
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| Ecroignard_2008_WasteCon.pdf | 41.65 KB |
| Ecroignard_2008_WasteCon_slides.pdf | 325.79 KB |
