Press Release

February 01, 2008
  • Waste & Recycling

Workshop of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste

The Ministry of the Environment held a Workshop of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes between January 28-30, 2008 in Tokyo. The workshop was attended by representatives from 11 Asian countries, who discussed issues regarding enforcement to prevent illegal transboundary movement of wastes, waste criteria in each country, good practices for effective enforcement and a cooperative framework for the future. Parties consented to a continuation of information exchange among them.

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