This graphic shows the generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes by Y categories in 1997, in millions of metric tonnes, by some of the parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. The graphic includes amounts for three Y categories: Y1-Y18 (waste streams), Y19-Y45 (wastes having as constituents various hazardous substances) and Y46-Y47 (wastes requiring special considerati...

This graphic shows the amounts of hazardous wastes and other wastes, in metric tonnes, that were imported and exported in 1997 between OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries and non-OECD countries, and the total movement of these materials in cases in which the origin or destination of the material was not reported. A map showing the locations of OECD countries is included. Explanatory note from the report: '80-9...

This graphic shows the amounts of hazardous waste and other wastes, in kilograms, that were generated per capita in 1997 by parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.