Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste
Supporting appropriate control of the transboundary movement of hazardous waste
Supporting appropriate control of the transboundary movement of hazardous waste
Hazardous materials move through our borders every day in the form of spent lead-acid batteries, ozone-depleting substances and many others. We work with industry and enforcement officials to raise the standard for hazardous waste management. We provide educational tools and facilitate collaboration between enforcement agencies, supporting North American commitments under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal.
In 2015, we updated the online ODS training course directed at customs and border inspectors and government personnel in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
ESM can be defined as taking all practicable steps to ensure that used and/or end-of-life products and wastes are managed in a manner that will protect human health and the environment.
This easy-to-use trainer explains what can be considered hazardous waste (battery waste, spent solvents, etc.), to which international agreements apply in North America.
Improving the transboundary tracking of hazardous waste in North America: a regional approach to a global effort.
Opportunities to improve sound management of transboundary hazardous waste shipments in North America.
A Needs Assessment
An examination of US-generated spent lead-acid battery exports and secondary lead recycling in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Sign up to our newsletter to find out more about the work we do to protect North America’s environment.
