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Chemicals and Waste

Definition(s)

Transporting unwanted materials, including those leftover from a manufacturing processes, refuse, or trash to other countries or areas for the conduct of foreign trade. (Source: GEMET - TOE / MGHME)

Hierarchy

In other languages

French
exportation de déchets
Russian
экспорт отходов
Spanish
exportación de residuos
Chinese, Simplified
废料出口
Arabic
تصدير المخلفات

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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with waste export

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with waste export. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention
Stockholm Convention
Rotterdam Convention
Bamako Convention