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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Security
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

Any land, excavation, or any fixed or mobile structure or work, whether in whole or in part, that is used to collect, possess, handle, store, treat, process, recycle, dispose, destroy ... hazardous waste.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Sécurité
  • Déchets nucléaires
DEF

Toute terre ou excavation, ou toute structure fixe ou mobile, utilisée, en tout ou en partie, servant à récupérer, détenir, manipuler, entreposer, traiter, recycler, évacuer, éliminer, détruire [...] des déchets dangereux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Educational Institutions
OBS

This centre was established in accordance with the Basel Convention, which sets out controls for the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes. The centre will offer training and technology transfer and co-ordinate the implementation of the Basel Convention in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Environment Canada and the IDRC [International Development Research Centre] together will contribute $70, 000 to the facility, which is the first of its kind under the Basel Convention to assist developing countries in dealing with the management of hazardous waste.

Key term(s)
  • Regional Coordinating Center for Training and Technology Transfer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Établissements d'enseignement
OBS

Ce centre fut établi selon les termes de la Convention de Bâle qui détermine les paramètres de lutte contre le mouvement transfrontalier des déchets dangereux. Le centre offrira de la formation et du transfert de technologie et coordonnera la mise en place de la convention dans la région d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes. Environnement Canada et le CRDI [Centre de recherche pour le développement international] fourniront un appui financier de 70 000 $ à cette institution qui sera la première du genre dans le cadre de la Convention de Bâle à aider les pays en développement à gérer les déchets dangereux.

Spanish

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