At its fourteenth meeting (2019), the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel Convention adopted decision BC-14/12 on amendments to Annexes II, VIII and IX (“Plastic Waste Amendments”) to enhance the control of transboundary movements of plastic waste and clarify the scope of the Convention as it applies to such waste.
The COP also established the PWP to promote the environmental sound management of plastic waste and in the long-term eliminate the discharge of plastic waste and microplastics into the environment. The PWP working group has established a project group on transboundary movements of plastic waste to undertake four activities, including the collection of information on actions taken by countries to implement the amendments to the Convention on plastic waste, on their interpretation of these amendments and on the challenges experienced in preparing for implementation.
1_BRS Secretariat_PWP TBM activities plastic waste 18.2.2021.pdf
2_BRS_PWP call for info on plastic waste amendments 18.2.2021.pdf
3_JAPAN_The Japanese criteria for plastic wastes subject to the Basel control_rev1.pdf
4_EuRIC presentation_Specification_SS_EPRB.pdf
5_GAIA-transposing Basel Convention plastic waste amendments.pdf