Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and its Disposal

The Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 in Basel, Switzerland.

• The overarching objective of the Basel Convention is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes.
• Its scope of application covers a wide range of wastes defined as “hazardous wastes” based on their origin and/or composition and their characteristics, as well as two types of wastes defined as “other wastes” (household waste and incinerator ash).
• India is a member of the Basel Convention. It ratified the convention in June 1992.