Basel Convention


The Basel Convention on the control of Transboundary movements of Hazardous Wastes and their  Disposal was adopted in 1989 in Basel, in Switzerland.

The overarching objective of the Basel Convention is to protect human health and environment against the adverse effects of Hazardous Wastes. It's scope of application covers a wide range of wastes defined as "hazardous wastes" based on their origin and/or ckmposy and their characteristics, as well as two types of wastes defined as "other wastes" ( household waste and incinerator ash).