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59 national legislations
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Chemicals and Waste
Definition(s)
Any waste or combination of wastes with the potential to damage human health, living organisms or the environment. Hazardous wastes usually require special handling and disposal procedures which are regulated by national and international laws. (Source: GEMET/HMD / DEE / HMH)
Hierarchy
Alternative labels:
toxic waste
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In other languages
French
déchets dangereux
Russian
опасные отходы
Spanish
residuos peligrosos
Arabic
نفايات خطرة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with hazardous waste
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
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Basel Convention | 11 articles and paragraphs124 decisions672 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 5 articles and paragraphs3 decisions68 documents |
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Montreal Protocol | 1 decision |
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Kyoto Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Rotterdam Convention | 3 decisions36 documents |
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Barcelona Convention | 1 decision |
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Dumping Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Offshore Protocol | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 11 articles and paragraphs1 decision |
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Noumea Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Bamako Convention | 15 decisions1 document |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 2 articles and paragraphs1 decision1 document |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 3 decisions |
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