Massive e-Waste Seizure In Malaysia Follows Tip-Off From Global Waste Watchdog Group
After receiving detailed alerts by the Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN), a global watchdog group working to prevent the dumping
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Author: Basel Action Network
Founded in 1997, the Basel Action Network is a 501(c)3 charitable organization of the United States, based in Seattle, WA. BAN is the world's only organization focused on confronting the global environmental justice and economic inefficiency of toxic trade and its devastating impacts.
Articles by Basel Action Network :
BAN Warns Of Increase In Illegal E-Waste Exports From US To Malaysia – OpEd
The waste trade watchdog Basel Action Network (BAN), which takes its name from the global Basel Convention on the Control
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Brazilian Navy Suddenly Seizes Its Old Warship Forcing It To Sea – OpEd
The former Brazilian Aircraft Carrier named SÃO PAULO, laden with asbestos, PCBs and other toxic waste materials, was seized on
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Brazil Refuses To Allow Its Own Toxic Aircraft Carrier To Dock – OpEd
Three months after its return to Brazil, from an aborted voyage to Turkey, the toxic aircraft carrier SÃO PAULO continues
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Brazil: Toxic Aircraft Carrier Dangerously Drifting After Weeks At Sea
Three weeks have passed since the toxic aircraft carrier São Paulo came back to Brazil after Turkey blocked its import and the
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Delegates And Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions On e-Waste Trade – OpEd
After eight days of detailed and stressful negotiations this week and last, the Parties to the Basel Convention at their
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Biden Administration Called Upon Join Basel Convention And Promote Global Environmental Justice For Waste
Over 150 environmental and social justice organizations worldwide on Thursday called upon the Biden Administration to fully ratify the 1989
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UK To Allow Exports Of Mixed And Dirty Plastic Wastes To Developing Countries Despite EU Ban – OpEd
In the wake of the European Union reminding the world that as of January 1 they will not allow the
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US Set To Become World’s Biggest Criminal Trafficker In Plastic Waste – OpEd
On January 1, 2021, it will immediately be illegal for 187 countries, including China, Mexico, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia that
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Thailand Passes Strict Ban On Importation Of Electronic Waste
Following repeated revelations of the dumping of electronic wastes, from countries such as the US, Japan, and Australia, the Thai
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