Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

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            Technical Guidelines onWastes Collected from Households (Y46)             BaselConvention Technical Guidelines on the Identification and Managementof Used Tyres             Basel Convention TechnicalGuidelines on Specially Engineered Landfill (D5)             Basel Convention TechnicalGuidelines on Incineration on Land (D10)             BaselConvention Technical Guidelines on Used Oil Re-Refining or OtherRe-Uses of Previously Used Oil (R9)             Basel Convention TechnicalGuidelines on Hazardous Waste Physico-Chemical Treatment (D9)/ Biological Treatment (D8)             Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Waste Lead-acid Batteries   Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Wastes (Y1; Y3)   Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds (R4)   Training manuals Document E A C F R S Destructionand Decontamination Technologies for PCBs and Other POPs Wastes(Part I)             Destruction and Decontamination Technologies for PCBs and Other POPs Wastes (Part II)             Destruction and Decontamination Technologies for PCBs and Other POPs Wastes (Part III)             Destruction and Decontamination Technologies for PCBs and Other POPs Wastes (Part III Annexes)             Preparation of a NationalEnvironmentally Sound Management Plan for PCBs and PCB-ContaminatedEquipment         Training Manual for the Preparation of National Used Lead Acid Batteries Environmentally Sound Management Plans in the Context of the Implementation of the Basel Convention           Basel Convention Training Manual on Illegal Traffic for Customs and Enforcement Agencies   Guidance manuals Document E A C F R S Implementation Manual of the Protocol             MethodologicalGuide for Undertaking National Inventories under the Basel Convention   Guidance Document on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes destined for Recovery Operations             Preparation of National Health-Care Waste Management Plans in Sub-Saharan Countries. Guidance Manual.           Guidance Document on the Preparation of Technical Guidelines for the Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Subject to the Basel Convention             Guidance Document on Improving National Reporting
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