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waste management

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Definition(s)

The total supervision of waste production, handling, processing, storage, and transport from its point of generation to its final acceptable disposal. (Source:GEMET-HMD / ISEP)

Hierarchy

Broader: waste
Narrower: recycling, waste collection, waste disposal, waste export, waste prevention, waste recovery, waste storage, waste treatment
Related terms: management of waste
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with waste management

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with waste management. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Basel Convention3 articles and paragraphs22 decisions354 documents
Convention on Migratory Species1 article or paragraph
Stockholm Convention5 articles and paragraphs75 documents
Rotterdam Convention3 documents
Offshore Protocol1 article or paragraph
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution1 article or paragraph
Jeddah Convention1 article or paragraph
Bamako Convention2 articles and paragraphs
Minamata Convention on Mercury1 article or paragraph2 documents
United Nations Environment Assembly1 decision

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