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5.5.4 The Stockholm Convention

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2010-03-28 22:36

5.5.4(1)
Although this convention does not deal specifically with waste management, it is likely that some of the chemicals controlled under this convention will be declared as priority wastes in order to assist with their control and phase out. A National Implementation Plan has been under development for some time and DEA with review and finalise this in the light of the recently promulgated Waste Act.