Minister: Amendments to Basel Convention will help curb movement of plastic waste
17 May 2019
This is because the amendment to the proposed plastic waste classification by the Convention which was ratified by 187 countries requires a ‘prior informed consent from the country importing the plastic waste before any cross-border waste movement is conducted. Yeo said the 14th Basel Convention Conference held from April 29 to May 10 in Geneva, Switzerland was attended by three MESTECC officials and an official from the Housing and Local Government Ministry.
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