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Toxic Exports: The Transfer of Hazardous Wastes from Rich to Poor Countries
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In recent years, international trade in toxic waste and hazardous technologies by firms in rich industrialized countries has emerged as a routine practice. Many poor countries have accepted these deadly imports but are ill equipped to manage the materials safely. For more than a decade, environmentalists and the governments of developing countries have lobbied intensively and generated public outcry in an attempt to halt hazardous transfers from Northern industriali… More >>
Toxic Exports: The Transfer of Hazardous Wastes from Rich to Poor Countries
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The Evolution of Hazardous Waste Programs: Lessons from Eight Countries
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In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, such as contaminated drinking water and air pollution. Only after these problems are addressed does the need to improve day-to-day management of hazardous wastes reach the top of the environmental agenda. In this new report, RFF’s Katherine Probst and Thomas Beierle compare the development of hazardous waste management… More >>
The Evolution of Hazardous Waste Programs: Lessons from Eight Countries
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