Author: PREVENT Waste Alliance, StEP
This paper, written by PREVENT Waste Alliance and StEP, aims to gather practical experiences with the export of waste electrical and electronic equipment and fractions thereof (herein referred to as e-waste) from low and middle income countries to environmentally sound management (ESM) facilities abroad according to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) notification procedures of the Basel Convention. The working group would like to raise awareness on how effective implementation of the procedures in these countries is a crucial element to enabling formal ESM of e-waste. The paper aims to start a discussion on how to improve implementation and compliance for both recyclers and authorities, so that resources can be freed to tackle illegal traffic of e-waste.
