Las existencias de plaguicidas obsoletos, constituyen un riesgo para la salud y el ambiente, dado que son un residuo constituido por sustancias químicas peligrosas. Además, en su calidad de residuo sin valor económico, en general se acumulan en condiciones inadecuadas en sitios no controlados. Por consiguiente, el riesgo se incrementa, porque existe exposición a los desechos debido al libre acceso de personas y animales al sitio; y por el deterioro de envases, vertido de los productos, y contaminación del sitio y su entorno.

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At the third meeting of the Expert Group on best available techniques (BAT) and best environmental practices (BEP) in Tokyo in October 2004, UNEP Chemicals foreshadowed a series of regional consultations on the draft guidance to assist countries prepare for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention (COP-1) to be held in May of 2005. It was considered that successful COP consideration, and subsequent use of the guidelines, would depend on participants’ understanding of the issues. It was important also that the guidance be representative of all regions.

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In the Kingdom of Cambodia, used lead acid batteries (ULAB) are not normally managed in an environmentally sound manner and there is no specific government institution responsible for ULAB management. Detailed legislation specifically targeting the management of ULAB does not exist, except for some related statutory instruments such as the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Management; the Sub-Decree on Water Pollution Control; and the Sub -Decree on Solid Waste Management. Unsound ULAB management has caused concern for the environment and population health in Cambodia and there is an urgent need to improve the management mechanisms based on sound environmental practices, otherwise, harmful and irreparable consequences will occur in the future.

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Municipality Project aimed to develop a new partnership for local hazardous waste mechanisms on the environmentally sound management, namely Type II Agreement (public-private partnership) between all stakeholders on hazardous waste management. BCRC China especially targeted to develop Type II Agreement in Qingdao, P.R.China, which is one of the industrial and organizational cities in China. Qingdao faces various environmental issues, e.g. hazardous waste management, wastewater treatment, etc. BCRC China has assisted Qingdao to establish Type II Agreement for hazardous waste
management and E-waste management. This approach was one of the first instances to have established Type II Agreement in Asia and the Pacific region and good instance to undertake hazardous waste management by a public-private partnership.

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The present publication aims to provide a practical guideline on the environmentally sound management of obsolete pesticides within the Latin America and Caribbean countries, and takes into consideration related aspects such as identification and stockpiles management, their handling as hazardous wastes, treatment alternatives, exportation, generation prevention and the obligations laid down by the international conventions of Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam.

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For an effective implementation of waste prevention and minimisation it should be envisaged to use the experiences of different regions or countries. Thus the know-how, skills, processes and technologies should be transferred from one country or region of the world to another if appropriate. The prerequisites for a transfer are the uniformity of terminology, information about concepts and instruments as well as knowledge about the role of important groups and differences. Moreover, measures to be transferred need to be evaluated by corresponding indicators. This scoping paper “Transfer of national experiences with waste prevention and minimisation to a trans-regional or an international level” generally addresses these issues.

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(adopted by COP.8 Dec 2006)

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(adopted by COP.8, Dec 2006)

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The guidelines are also available in Bengali, Hindi, Turkish and Urdu (Copyright, Part I, Part II)

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