Important International Agreements on E-Waste Management

2. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

and their Disposal (1989):
The aim of the Basel Convention is to protect the health and environment from the
harmful effects of hazardous waste. The key elements of the Basel Convention
consist of proper sound management, proper disposal of waste, and reducing the
harmful effects on human health and environmental conditions.

3. Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances (1989):

Montreal Protocol is an international treaty, where the main aim is to protect the
depletion of ozone layer due to the emission of toxic substances such as
hydrochlorofluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons.

4. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Council Decision Waste

Agreement (1992):
The Council Decision Waste Agreement aims to control and reduce the waste that is
being exported for the purpose of any other material recovery. In order to reduce
the harmful effects caused by such transboundary movement of hazardous waste this
initiative was undertaken.

5. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1994):

In order to convert from toxic generated by e-waste to green initiatives, UNFCCC
has always been actively participating. In this initiative, waste pickers from
various parts of the country are being trained about the proper collection of
electronic waste products such as computers, batteries, and mobile phones for their
proper recycling and disposal.