1 court decision
16 multilateral environment agreement-related documents
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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater
Definition(s)
Any discarded plastic (organic, or synthetic, material derived from polymers, resins or cellulose) generated by any industrial process, or by consumers. (Source: GEMET/APD)
Hierarchy
Broader: hazardous waste
Related terms:
microbeads
microplastic
Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/plastic-waste
In other languages
French
déchets plastiques
Russian
пластмассовые отходы
Spanish
desechos de plásticos y polímeros
Chinese, Simplified
塑料废料
Arabic
مخلفات البلاستيك
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with plastic waste
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
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plastic waste. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Basel Convention | 2 decisions13 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 2 documents |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 5 decisions |
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