Q. Which of the following Convention has been adopted on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal?
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[A] Basel Convention

[B] Stockholm Convention

[C] Rotterdam Convention

[D] Vienna Convention

Answer: A
Notes:

The Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and it came into force in 1992. It is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous wastes and other wastes. With 175 Parties (as at 31 March 2011), it has nearly universal membership. The Convention aims to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects resulting from the generation, trans-boundary movements and management of hazardous wastes and other wastes. The Basel Convention regulates the trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes and obliges its Parties to ensure that such wastes are managed and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. The Convention covers toxic, poisonous, explosive, corrosive, flammable, eco-toxic and infectious wastes. Parties also have an obligation to minimize the quantities that are transported, to treat and dispose of wastes as close as possible to their place of generation and to prevent or minimize the generation of wastes at source.

Source: EPIC August 2021

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