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Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
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Three leading multilateral environmental agreements addressing the life -cycle of chemicals and wastes. https://www.brsmeas.org/
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They were once seen as genius, now we know how dangerous they are. PCBs were used in electrical equipment around the world, but they turned out to be toxic and long-lasting, spreading across our planet and our bodies.

🎥 Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlIl...
Make Visible the Invisible | PCBs
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💬 We need to talk about persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that build up in our bodies and environment. POPs are chemicals that last forever and build up in our bodies and environment.

Let’s act now to #MakeVisibleTheInvisible 🌍✨
27/11 a 1500 - #MOOC: Gestión de residuos electrónicos. Regístrate aquí: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for a live session on 27 November 10am on the #MOOC: #E-Waste Management: Standardization and Conformity Assessment, (World Resources Forum). #WRF Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on 18 November at 10am to learn more about the #MOOC: Inclusive and Sustainable #E-Waste #Recycling. Register here for the session in English: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
18/11 a 1500: #MOOC: Reciclaje inclusivo y #sostenible de residuos electrónicos. Regístrate aquí: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The final #G20 Environment & Climate Sustainability Working Group meetings are underway in Cape Town (13–15 Oct). Ministers aim to adopt a declaration on global environmental priorities from biodiversity to chemicals & oceans.
🔗 Learn more: g20.org
#BRSConventions #ClimateAction
BRS Exec Secretary in Brussels yesterday:

As Europe faces climate change & geopolitical instability, investing in pollution prevention strengthens supply chains, boosts competitiveness, and builds resilience.

#BRSConventions #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #PollutionPrevention
Ready to make a difference in the world of e-waste?
@brsconventions.bsky.social , with partners @itu.int @who.int @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @WorldResourcesForum and @EITRawMaterials have launched an updated, free MOOC!

🔗 Learn more : www.basel.int/Implementati...
🌱 By 2050, the world could generate over 130 million metric tonnes of e-waste every year. But our ability to manage this waste sustainably is falling behind.

👉 Learn more: www.basel.int/Implementati...

#InternationalEWasteDay #BaselConvention #EWaste #SustainableDevelopment
🌱 Together, let’s celebrate the @worldmigratorybirdday! Yet pollution remains one of the greatest threats to their survival
• Pesticides and plastics endanger bird populations
• Persistent Organic Pollutants (#POPs) travel with birds across continents, spreading risks

#WorldMigratoryBirdDay2025
The Global E-waste Monitor report (2024) reveals world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022, enough to fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, forming a line that could circle the entire equator!
Join us for a webinar in Spanish on what this means and how to take action: tinyurl.com/2pp9jf6u
The Global E-waste Monitor report (2024) reveals that the world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022, enough to fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks, forming a line that could circle the entire equator!
Join us for a webinar on what this means and how to take action: tinyurl.com/ydsfkx3z
We are speaking at a workshop with the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership designed to strengthen understanding of how to apply Harmonized System (HS) codes to identify Persistent Organic Pollutants & #POPs-containing products in trade flows.

📅16 Oct 11 - 1 PM CEST

Register: tinyurl.com/5ztd642h
Today on #WorldCottonDay, we honour one of the world’s most important natural fibers. Yet like many crops, cotton faces challenges. Hazardous chemicals are used in cultivation and textile processing can pose risks for people and the planet.

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POPRC has adopted decisions to review the continued uses of some POPs.

It could mean that the controls on these toxic chemicals could tighten, allowing only some critical uses. @brsconventions.bsky.social
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POPRC is strengthening ties with the POPs Global Monitoring Programme.

The last global monitoring assessment showed that the Stockholm Convention is working -- ridding the world of the most dangerous chemicals (including forever chemicals). @brsconventions.bsky.social
This week the E-waste challenge MOOC was re-launched, with a series of five online courses, each focusing on a critical aspect of e-waste management. Find out more here! www.basel.int/Implementati...
As her time as Chair of the Chemical Review Committee (#CRC) of the #RotterdamConvention ends, Noluzuko “Zukie” Gwayi shares her reflections on the achievements, challenges, and lessons learned over 8 years. Read her interview: tinyurl.com/589yzpta

#ChemicalsAndWaste #MakeVisibleTheInvisible
On #FoodLossAndWasteAwarenessDay 2025, we highlight an often-overlooked impact of food waste: the generation of chemicals and hazardous wastes across the agrifood system. Tackling food loss means tackling pollution too. 🍎🥖🌍

#IDAFLW #FLWDay #EveryPlateCounts #StopFoodLossWaste #ClimateAction
We have several upcoming webinars on E-Waste. Register here to join us on 14 October in English and 16 October in Spanish, to learn more about E-waste and children's health with us and the WHO tinyurl.com/mvt64dav #E-waste #MOOC
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We have several upcoming webinars on E-Waste. Register here to join us on 7 October to learn more about critical materials, e-waste recycling and climate change
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