Guidance materials relevant for the environmentally sound management of plastic waste

Several guidance, guidelines, manuals, methodologies and strategies have been developed under the Basel Convention to assist Parties and others in its implementation. The table below lists materials of particular relevance for Parties in meeting their obligations with respect to the plastic waste amendment .

Further information is available on the Framework for the environmentally sound management (ESM) of hazardous wastes and other wastes , Following adoption of the ESM framework, an expert working group on ESM has developed practical tools to promote implementation of the framework, grouped in the ESM toolkit . The Technical guidelines on the identification and environmentally sound management of plastic wastes and for their disposal are currently being updated.

The Secretariat has developed a series of factsheets to raise awareness of plastic waste and inform about relevant initiatives undertaken by the Secretariat and its partners.

Dive into the new story map on ‘Plastic waste and the Basel Convention’, featuring dynamic data visualization, videos and infographics, to find out more about the role of the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Amendments in controlling transboundary movements, advancing environmentally sound management, and promoting prevention and minimization of the generation of plastic waste.

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