🌊 On #WorldMaritimeDay, we join IMO in highlighting this year’s theme: “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.”
Through the #BaselConvention, countries work to control transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes and promote their environmentally sound management. 🌍♻️
Through the #BaselConvention, countries work to control transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes and promote their environmentally sound management. 🌍♻️
September 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🌊 On #WorldMaritimeDay, we join IMO in highlighting this year’s theme: “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.”
Through the #BaselConvention, countries work to control transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes and promote their environmentally sound management. 🌍♻️
Through the #BaselConvention, countries work to control transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes and promote their environmentally sound management. 🌍♻️
#Live now!
On the road to #BRSCOPs2025, join the event shedding light on hidden #plastic waste exports -- Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and textile waste -- and how these can be made compliant with the #BaselConvention.
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📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzQ...
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
On the road to #BRSCOPs2025, join the event shedding light on hidden #plastic waste exports -- Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and textile waste -- and how these can be made compliant with the #BaselConvention.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN9Apr25
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzQ...
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Live now!
On the road to #BRSCOPs2025, join the event shedding light on hidden #plastic waste exports -- Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and textile waste -- and how these can be made compliant with the #BaselConvention.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN9Apr25
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzQ...
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
On the road to #BRSCOPs2025, join the event shedding light on hidden #plastic waste exports -- Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and textile waste -- and how these can be made compliant with the #BaselConvention.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN9Apr25
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzQ...
@toxicsfree.bsky.social
SiPeng with @C4Center speaks about the need for the #PlasticsTreaty to cover #wastetrade provisions that are not covered under the #BaselConvention and better text to protect #wastepickers -
📍@GAIAnoburn #INC52 press conference
📍@GAIAnoburn #INC52 press conference
August 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
SiPeng with @C4Center speaks about the need for the #PlasticsTreaty to cover #wastetrade provisions that are not covered under the #BaselConvention and better text to protect #wastepickers -
📍@GAIAnoburn #INC52 press conference
📍@GAIAnoburn #INC52 press conference
America’s E-Waste Is Fueling a Toxic Disaster in Southeast Asia
www.zmescience.com/ecology/amer...
#e-waste
#BaselConvention
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#e-waste
#BaselConvention
America’s E-Waste Is Fueling a Toxic Disaster in Southeast Asia
Millions of tons of toxic U.S. electronics are quietly flooding developing nations
www.zmescience.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
America’s E-Waste Is Fueling a Toxic Disaster in Southeast Asia
www.zmescience.com/ecology/amer...
#e-waste
#BaselConvention
www.zmescience.com/ecology/amer...
#e-waste
#BaselConvention
#Switzerland & allies propose #BaselConvention #COP18 consider creating working group to explore possible further approaches & measures on #plasticwaste. #SaudiArabia #US #Russia #Qatar #Kuwait argue it's beyond BC mandate & would prejudice #plasticstreaty negotiations. @brsconventions.bsky.social
June 24, 2026 at 12:53 PM
#Switzerland & allies propose #BaselConvention #COP18 consider creating working group to explore possible further approaches & measures on #plasticwaste. #SaudiArabia #US #Russia #Qatar #Kuwait argue it's beyond BC mandate & would prejudice #plasticstreaty negotiations. @brsconventions.bsky.social
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
#eWaste
#BaselConvention
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticWaste
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
#eWaste
#BaselConvention
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticWaste
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle haz...
abcnews.go.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
#eWaste
#BaselConvention
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticWaste
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
#eWaste
#BaselConvention
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticWaste
@dalhousieu.bsky.social
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 22-28 June?
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ #PollutionAction
✅ #ClimateAction & Science
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #COP17Armenia
✅ #SB64
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
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✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ #PollutionAction
✅ #ClimateAction & Science
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #COP17Armenia
✅ #SB64
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN22-28Jun26
June 22, 2026 at 7:35 AM
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 22-28 June?
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ #PollutionAction
✅ #ClimateAction & Science
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #COP17Armenia
✅ #SB64
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN22-28Jun26
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ #PollutionAction
✅ #ClimateAction & Science
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #COP17Armenia
✅ #SB64
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN22-28Jun26
#Live now!
Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event exploring the potential of the #BamakoConvention to support the #BaselConvention & Basel Ban Amendment implementation in Africa.
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📽️ youtu.be/J7qwJkqkIWI
@brsconventions.bsky.social
Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event exploring the potential of the #BamakoConvention to support the #BaselConvention & Basel Ban Amendment implementation in Africa.
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📽️ youtu.be/J7qwJkqkIWI
@brsconventions.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
#Live now!
Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event exploring the potential of the #BamakoConvention to support the #BaselConvention & Basel Ban Amendment implementation in Africa.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN6May25
📽️ youtu.be/J7qwJkqkIWI
@brsconventions.bsky.social
Join this #BRSCOPs2025 side event exploring the potential of the #BamakoConvention to support the #BaselConvention & Basel Ban Amendment implementation in Africa.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN6May25
📽️ youtu.be/J7qwJkqkIWI
@brsconventions.bsky.social
Aileen Lucero of Ecowaste Coalition & @toxicsfree.bsky.social stresses the importance of the #BaselConvention in promoting national self-sufficiency in waste management and upholding the #R2E, including through the effective implementation of the Basel Ban & Plastic Amendments.
April 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Aileen Lucero of Ecowaste Coalition & @toxicsfree.bsky.social stresses the importance of the #BaselConvention in promoting national self-sufficiency in waste management and upholding the #R2E, including through the effective implementation of the Basel Ban & Plastic Amendments.
Underscoring how mainstream #PlasticWaste export numbers do not encompass important streams such as RDF & #textiles, Therese Karlsson of @toxicsfree.bsky.social sets the scene by underscoring potential ways for these to be better addressed in the #BaselConvention & #PlasticsTreaty.
April 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Underscoring how mainstream #PlasticWaste export numbers do not encompass important streams such as RDF & #textiles, Therese Karlsson of @toxicsfree.bsky.social sets the scene by underscoring potential ways for these to be better addressed in the #BaselConvention & #PlasticsTreaty.
#Live now!
This #2025BRSCOPs side event will provide updated legal analysis of the relationship between international laws applicable to ship recycling & outline why #BaselConvention cannot be replaced by weak standards of the Hong Kong Convention.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN2May25
This #2025BRSCOPs side event will provide updated legal analysis of the relationship between international laws applicable to ship recycling & outline why #BaselConvention cannot be replaced by weak standards of the Hong Kong Convention.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#Live now!
This #2025BRSCOPs side event will provide updated legal analysis of the relationship between international laws applicable to ship recycling & outline why #BaselConvention cannot be replaced by weak standards of the Hong Kong Convention.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN2May25
This #2025BRSCOPs side event will provide updated legal analysis of the relationship between international laws applicable to ship recycling & outline why #BaselConvention cannot be replaced by weak standards of the Hong Kong Convention.
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Sharing latest trends in waste trafficking & national responses, this #BRSCOPs2025 side event will provide lessons from frontlines to improve the implementation & enforcement of #BaselConvention in plastic & e-waste trafficking.
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN4May25
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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April 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sharing latest trends in waste trafficking & national responses, this #BRSCOPs2025 side event will provide lessons from frontlines to improve the implementation & enforcement of #BaselConvention in plastic & e-waste trafficking.
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN4May25
📅 4 May, 18:15 CEST
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#Live now!
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, this briefing will be providing updates on its preparations.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVD...
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, this briefing will be providing updates on its preparations.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVD...
June 11, 2026 at 8:08 AM
#Live now!
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, this briefing will be providing updates on its preparations.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVD...
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, this briefing will be providing updates on its preparations.
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVD...
#OEWG15 delegates grappled with prioritizing options for Basel Convention action on the growing problematic trade in used textiles and textile waste
They also worked on guidance for POPs waste, e-waste, used and waste tires, and waste batteries
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
They also worked on guidance for POPs waste, e-waste, used and waste tires, and waste batteries
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
June 26, 2026 at 8:37 AM
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 29 June - 5 July?
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #IYRP2026
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #GlacierLossDay
✅ #PlasticsTreaty
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ In Memoriam
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN29Jun-5Ju...
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #IYRP2026
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #GlacierLossDay
✅ #PlasticsTreaty
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ In Memoriam
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN29Jun-5Ju...
June 29, 2026 at 6:51 AM
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 29 June - 5 July?
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #IYRP2026
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #GlacierLossDay
✅ #PlasticsTreaty
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ In Memoriam
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN29Jun-5Ju...
✅ Env't @ #HRC62
✅ #IYRP2026
✅ #ExtremeHeat
✅ #GlacierLossDay
✅ #PlasticsTreaty
✅ #BaselConvention #OEWG15
✅ In Memoriam
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more
Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN29Jun-5Ju...
#OEWG15 delegates discuss proposed revisions to #BaselConvention Annexes I (wastes controlled) & III (hazardous characteristics), w/ many noting the major impact I & III revisions would have on national legal regimes for #hazardouswaste. They decide on more detailed talks in a contact group.
June 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
#OEWG15 delegates discuss proposed revisions to #BaselConvention Annexes I (wastes controlled) & III (hazardous characteristics), w/ many noting the major impact I & III revisions would have on national legal regimes for #hazardouswaste. They decide on more detailed talks in a contact group.
Noting a packed agenda of old & new #BaselConvention issues, BRS Conventions Exec Sec @rolphpayet.bsky.social tells #OEWG15 delegates their job is to review work since 2025, test if proposed outputs are sufficiently practical & robust, & ID what still needs refining before #COP18.
June 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Noting a packed agenda of old & new #BaselConvention issues, BRS Conventions Exec Sec @rolphpayet.bsky.social tells #OEWG15 delegates their job is to review work since 2025, test if proposed outputs are sufficiently practical & robust, & ID what still needs refining before #COP18.
#Live now!
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15, the side event "Strengthening the #SciencePolicy Interface on Waste through International Collaboration" explores how the panel can enhance the implementation of #BaselConvention.
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📺 youtube.com/live/6jD22fd...
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15, the side event "Strengthening the #SciencePolicy Interface on Waste through International Collaboration" explores how the panel can enhance the implementation of #BaselConvention.
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📺 youtube.com/live/6jD22fd...
June 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
#Live now!
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15, the side event "Strengthening the #SciencePolicy Interface on Waste through International Collaboration" explores how the panel can enhance the implementation of #BaselConvention.
▶️ tiny.cc/ISP-CWP23Jun...
📺 youtube.com/live/6jD22fd...
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15, the side event "Strengthening the #SciencePolicy Interface on Waste through International Collaboration" explores how the panel can enhance the implementation of #BaselConvention.
▶️ tiny.cc/ISP-CWP23Jun...
📺 youtube.com/live/6jD22fd...
Noting science & technology constantly evolve & identify new hazardous constituents of waste, #OEWG15 Chair Nicholas told delegates their task is to ensure the #BaselConvention remains effective in the face of this changing landscape. "Our work is critical to the implementation of the Convention."
June 23, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Noting science & technology constantly evolve & identify new hazardous constituents of waste, #OEWG15 Chair Nicholas told delegates their task is to ensure the #BaselConvention remains effective in the face of this changing landscape. "Our work is critical to the implementation of the Convention."
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15 Friday, after a controversy over #plastic waste was resolved with a compromise, delegates ended the meeting agreeing on decisions on strategic, legal and technical matters to pave the way for a productive COP in 2027
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
June 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
At #BaselConvention #OEWG15 Friday, after a controversy over #plastic waste was resolved with a compromise, delegates ended the meeting agreeing on decisions on strategic, legal and technical matters to pave the way for a productive COP in 2027
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-conven...
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
📍 Int'l #EnvironmentHouse 1, Room 2 & Online
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🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
📍 Int'l #EnvironmentHouse 1, Room 2 & Online
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June 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Ahead of the #BaselConvention #OEWG15 & other meetings of @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies taking place in #GENeva in June 2026, join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
📍 Int'l #EnvironmentHouse 1, Room 2 & Online
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🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
📍 Int'l #EnvironmentHouse 1, Room 2 & Online
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The 15th Meeting of the #BaselConvention Open-ended Working Group #OEWG15 & other meetings of the @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies are taking place in #GENeva in June 2026.
Join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
Join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
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June 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
The 15th Meeting of the #BaselConvention Open-ended Working Group #OEWG15 & other meetings of the @brsconventions.bsky.social subsidiary bodies are taking place in #GENeva in June 2026.
Join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
▶️ tiny.cc/GEN11June26
Join this briefing providing updates on its preparations.
🗓️ 11 June, 10:00 CEST
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Day 1 #BRSCOPs
Chlorpyrifos is a widely used #pesticide that could be eliminated by the #StockholmConvention though some countries asked for exemptions for limited use for some crops
The #BaselConvention prioritized work on safe management of some waste streams
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-rotter...
Chlorpyrifos is a widely used #pesticide that could be eliminated by the #StockholmConvention though some countries asked for exemptions for limited use for some crops
The #BaselConvention prioritized work on safe management of some waste streams
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-rotter...
April 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Day 1 #BRSCOPs
Chlorpyrifos is a widely used #pesticide that could be eliminated by the #StockholmConvention though some countries asked for exemptions for limited use for some crops
The #BaselConvention prioritized work on safe management of some waste streams
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-rotter...
Chlorpyrifos is a widely used #pesticide that could be eliminated by the #StockholmConvention though some countries asked for exemptions for limited use for some crops
The #BaselConvention prioritized work on safe management of some waste streams
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/basel-rotter...
Marylene Beau of @brsconventions.bsky.social provides an overview of the work of the #BaselConvention Implementation and Compliance Committee, sharing key aspects and agenda items to be discussed during its 17th meeting to be held in #GENeva from 18 to 21 June 2026.
▶️ www.basel.int/TheConventio...
▶️ www.basel.int/TheConventio...
June 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Marylene Beau of @brsconventions.bsky.social provides an overview of the work of the #BaselConvention Implementation and Compliance Committee, sharing key aspects and agenda items to be discussed during its 17th meeting to be held in #GENeva from 18 to 21 June 2026.
▶️ www.basel.int/TheConventio...
▶️ www.basel.int/TheConventio...