The Stockholm Convention is a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) that aims to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are chemicals that remain in the
read moreAs per Article 21 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, Parties are obligated to report to the Conference of the Parties on measures taken for the implementation of the Convention,
read moreIn order to monitor the implementation of the Basel Convention by its Parties, national reporting on an annual basis is required. This also allows for the identification of any issues
read moreAlthough the Basel Convention was adopted in 1989, it could not fully anticipate the evolving global landscape of hazardous waste generation, trade, and technology. As waste streams have changed over
read moreWaste electronic and electrical equipment, (WEEE) or e-waste, describes electrical and electronic devices that are nearing the end of their useful life, with no intention of reuse. E-waste is becoming
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Since July 2021, the BCRC-Caribbean has been collaborating with the Suriname Waste Management Foundation (SUWAMA) on the project, Replacing single use plastic commodities in the economy of Suriname, which aims
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