The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16) was held in Geneva from 1-12 May 2023. The Parties adopted several important guidelines.
- The Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes were adopted.
- The Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste under the Basel Convention were adopted on an interim basis.
- Furthermore, the Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants were adopted.
The adopted guidelines are going to be published soon on the website of the Basel Convention.
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