Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste

Environmentally Sound Management 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.

Man wearing a Hazmat suit

Tools and Resources

Projects

API Exchange in Production

Completed

Trilateral Data Exchange System on the Import and Export of Hazardous Waste – Maintenance, Implementation, Testing and Launch of US-Mexico API Exchange in Production

2021

Completed

Modernizing the Data Exchange System for Hazardous Waste Transfers

2019 - 2020

Waste containers - Environmental Law Enforcement

Completed

Enhancing Environmental Law Enforcement in North America

2013 - 2014

Spent Lead Acid Batteries

Completed

Environmentally Sound Management of Selected End-of-Life Vehicle Batteries, Including Spent Lead Acid Batteries, in North America

2013 - 2014