Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "HAZARDOUS WASTES"
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Chemicals and Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean - [Factsheet]
(2020)In Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Environment and the GEF work together to strengthen national capacity for the elimination and sound management of chemicals and wastes. The GEF helps countries in developing best ... -
Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment: Some Facts and Figures - Information for Dentists
(2013)Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinctin-copper alloy. Mercury is toxic to human health and environment. -
Factsheets on UNEP-administered global Multilateral Agreements
(2022-03)Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are one of the key instruments of international environmental governance and international environmental law. They are separate treaties to which States, regional economic ... -
Factsheets on UNEP-administered Global Multilateral Environmental Agreements
(2022-09)Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are one of the key instruments of international environmental governance and international environmental law. They are separate treaties to which States, regional economic ... -
Greening Economies in the EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries: Georgia
(2015)Greening economies is important because the current models of growth continue to erode the stocks of natural assets and undermine the integrity of ecosystem services on which economic activity depends. Failure to adequately ... -
Topic Sheet: Chemical Recycling
(2023-05)Chemical recycling (CR) is the broad term used to describe a range of technologies capable of recycling plastics using chemical processes as opposed to strictly mechanical ones. It has the potential to process plastics ... -
Topic Sheet: Criteria for Chemicals
(2023-05)Over 13,000 chemicals are associated to plastics (UNEP 2023), of which many are of concern. They cover additives, monomers, processing aids and non-intentionally added substances. Different approaches may be followed to ...
