Published on March 04, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chile at the international level and in environmental matters has firmly addressed the global challenges to achieve sustainable development during this decade, stimulating the social responsibility of companies through various international conventions and agreements. Supreme Decree No. 685 published on October 13, 1992, ratifies the Basel Convention that regulates the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Its objective is to protect the environment and human health against the harmful effects derived from the generation of waste, its improper handling, transboundary movements and the elimination of hazardous waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Said Agreement, currently\nIt has 170 member countries who apply the procedure of the\n\"Prior informed consent\", establishing that shipments made\nwithout consent are illegal, the same is the shipment made to a State and\nfrom a State that is not a party to the agreement. Cross-border movements\nof hazardous waste and not\nhazardous, should be allowed only when transport and final disposal of\nsuch residues are\nenvironmentally sound, through strict control of human health and\nenvironment\nagainst the harmful effects that can be derived from the generation and handling of\nthis type of waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can check the source of this article at PROMULATES THE \"BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND THEIR DISPOSAL\"<\/a><\/p>\n