Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Training & Technology Transfer for the African Region (BCCC-Africa) was established in September 1994 and has since been in operation to service the entire African continent. The Centre plays a key role in building the capacity of the African countries to implement the Basel Convention and its amendments.The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive international… Show more Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Training & Technology Transfer for the African Region (BCCC-Africa) was established in September 1994 and has since been in operation to service the entire African continent. The Centre plays a key role in building the capacity of the African countries to implement the Basel Convention and its amendments.The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive international environment treaty on hazardous and other wastes and is almost universal, with 188 Parties. With an overarching objective of protecting human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes, its scope covers a wide range of wastes defined as hazardous based on their origin and/or composition and characteristics, as well as three types of waste defined as “other wastes”, namely household waste, residues arising from the incineration of household wastes ash and certain plastic wastes requiring special consideration. Show less