A Dirty Dilemma. / Zada Lipman.
by Lipman, Zada; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 41Environment. Publisher: Harvard International Review, 2002ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Basel Convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes | Developing countries -- Commerce | Developing countries -- Environmental conditions | Foreign trade regulation | Hazardous wastes | Recycling industryDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Since the 1980s, exporters of hazardous waste have targeted developing countries....To protect developing countries from the dangers associated with hazardous waste, the international community adopted the basel convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal, which first regulated and then banned the trade of hazardous waste. Although lauded as a landmark for global democracy and environmental justice, the ban has created a dilemma for developing countries with large recycling industries that rely on hazardous waste imports for their continued operation." (HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW) This article discusses the problems associated with hazardous waste disposal.
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Originally Published: A Dirty Dilemma, Winter 2002; pp. 67-71.
"Since the 1980s, exporters of hazardous waste have targeted developing countries....To protect developing countries from the dangers associated with hazardous waste, the international community adopted the basel convention on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal, which first regulated and then banned the trade of hazardous waste. Although lauded as a landmark for global democracy and environmental justice, the ban has created a dilemma for developing countries with large recycling industries that rely on hazardous waste imports for their continued operation." (HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW) This article discusses the problems associated with hazardous waste disposal.
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