Tradeoffs evaluation of a hazardous waste trade program : towards an informed decision-making.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1993Description: 17 p. : illSubject: As environmental laws in most industrialized nations become increasingly stringent and the costs of waste disposal rises, some waste handlers are turning to cash-poor and easily accessible territories in the developing world. Such practices are expected to continue and even increase in the future. The weight of political opinion has shifted to an outright ban on the waste trade practices. It is possible to control and regulate the risks involved in such activities so as to make the waste trade more efficient and cost-effective. In a regulated and informed atmosphere, the waste trade could be mutually beneficial to both exporting and importing countries. This paper adopts the position that an outright ban of the waste trade is an unworkable option and may be an over-reaction to a poorly understood problem. The evaluation attempted considers the fact that a hazardous waste trade program can be carefully planned so that informed decisions are made for the benefit of all concerned. The paper looks at the pertinent variables that should be closely reviewed by potential trading partners involved in a waste trade activity. A strategy is developed that will allow negotiators to act constructively despite the potential uncertainties inherent in the process
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Bibliography: p. 78-79
Reprinted from Waste Management & Research; 1993; Vol. 11; No. 1; p. 63-79
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As environmental laws in most industrialized nations become increasingly stringent and the costs of waste disposal rises, some waste handlers are turning to cash-poor and easily accessible territories in the developing world. Such practices are expected to continue and even increase in the future. The weight of political opinion has shifted to an outright ban on the waste trade practices. It is possible to control and regulate the risks involved in such activities so as to make the waste trade more efficient and cost-effective. In a regulated and informed atmosphere, the waste trade could be mutually beneficial to both exporting and importing countries. This paper adopts the position that an outright ban of the waste trade is an unworkable option and may be an over-reaction to a poorly understood problem. The evaluation attempted considers the fact that a hazardous waste trade program can be carefully planned so that informed decisions are made for the benefit of all concerned. The paper looks at the pertinent variables that should be closely reviewed by potential trading partners involved in a waste trade activity. A strategy is developed that will allow negotiators to act constructively despite the potential uncertainties inherent in the process
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