Basel Action Network Side Event
Great video on Basel Convention and e-waste here. According to Basel Action Network – e-waste trade is directed to Africa and Asia. The Basel Convention calls for:

- Self-sufficiency in waste management;
- Minimizing all forms of transboundary movement of hazardous and other wastes;
- Minimizing the generation of hazardous and other waste;
- Environmentally sounds management of waste which is produced.

The Basel Convention controls exports of hazardous and other wastes through prohibitions and banning. If the export was illegal ie doesn’t meet the requirements of the Basel Convention, there is a provision for the exporting country to take it back after 30 days