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SUDAN BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO Party Ratified / Party to National Policy: The country of Sudan, as a party to the Lomé Convention, totally bans waste shipments to its territory. Waste Import Schemes: Scheme: U.S. Incinerator Ash Date: 1988 Type of Waste: “Non-hazardous” Incinerator Ash Source: U.S. Exporter: Columbia Materials Exchange Corporation Pretext/Fate: Glass Manufacturing, Road Bed Construction, Soil Building Status: Rejected On April 20, 1988, the government of Sudan was offered $25,000,000 to $350,000,000 per year in exchange for accepting millions of tons of “non- hazardous” incinerator ash from the U.S. The scheme was initiated by Eugene Rane of a U.S. firm, Columbia Materials Exchange Corporation. Rane suggested that Sudan use the ash for making glass, in road bed construction, as a soil builder or as the nutrient base for deep rooted grasses. The proposal was quickly rejected by the Sudanese government. 208 Obsolete Pesticides: In Sudan there are altogether 666 tonnes of obsolete pesticides stored in about 30 different locations. The following substances were identified, among others: DDT, Lindane, Parathion, Toxaphene and large quantities of Methyl bromide. Countries of origin named are: Denmark, Egypt, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands (“Holland“), Switzerland, UK, USA. Companies identified are: Bayer, Ciba Geigy, Cyanamid, Dow Elanco, Sandoz, Shell, Sumitomo. 209 FAO also mentions 17,375 tonnes from Germany (BAYER) and 5,946 tonnes from Switzerland (1999). An explanation for this inconsistency seems to be that the bulk of the waste was redeclared usable after expiry date: “Organised by the local industry association (SAGA), the Sudanese government held a meeting in May 1998 at which an action plan was drawn up. FAO agreed to update the product inventory, and the industry funded analyses confirming that a number of stocks were still usable. Some of these products have subsequently been applied to crops. In the meantime, the Government has been seeking financial assistance for the disposal of the remaining stocks believed to amount to about 600 208 Proposal submitted to Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economy from Eugene Rane, President of Columbia Material Exchange Corporation, April 20, 1988. 209 FAO 1999, 2001 107
SWAZILAND tonnes.” 210 BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO Party Signatory National Policy: The country of Swaziland is a signatory to the Bamako Convention which bans the import of hazardous waste. Obsolete Pesticides: In Swaziland there were 9 tonnes of obsolete pesticides stored in 2 different locations which were disposed of. The following substances were identified, among others: Dieldrin, EDB. Countries of origin named are: South Africa Companies identified are: Ciba Geigy. 211 TANZANIA BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO 07.04.93 Ratified Party Ratified / Party to National Policy: The country of Tanzania, as a party to the Lomé Convention, totally bans waste shipments to its territory. Tanzania is both a signatory and has ratified the Bamako Convention which bans the import of hazardous waste. In October 1988 the government of Tanzania formed a task force to prevent the import of foreign wastes. According to Tanzania’s National Environmental Management Council, “although Tanzania has always been on the alert against the disposal of nuclear and other hazardous wastes, the task force will ensure that the country will not be used as a dumping ground.” The task force members include government officials as well as experts in the fields of science, marine studies, and tropical pesticides. 212 Waste Import Schemes: Scheme: Expired Pesticides Date: 1988 Type of Waste: Expired Pesticides Source: Pesticide Manufacturers Exporter: Unknown Pretext/Fate: None, Were Once Products Status: Active 210 GCPF 01/2001 211 FAO 1999, 2001 212Xinhua English Language News Service, October 24, 1988. Expired chemical products, shipped to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar several years ago, are now posing disposal problems. 108
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CONTENTS 2 PAGE INTRODUCTION 4 Haza
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HAZARDOUS WASTE EXPORTS TO AFRICA 1
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Convention (COP3) held in 1995, the
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The POPs treaty With these destruct
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These are known as unwanted, obsole
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Product responsibility substances w
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„It is not the policy of the indu
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POSITIONS OF AFRICAN INTERGOVERNMEN
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REGIONAL WASTE TRADE SCHEMES Waste
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d) several desalinisation plants; e
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OBSOLETE PESTICIDE STOCKS IN AFRICA
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Pretext/Fate: Dumping and $12.5 Mil
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Scheme: The Syndicate I Date: proba
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CAMEROON “From 1985 to 1997, Buru
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CAPE VERDE make place at all (see a
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million francs in exchange for the
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The process was to be administered
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Inc., a U.S. waste broker firm base
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COTE D’IVOIRE American companies.
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Source: Europe Exporter: Emvatrex (
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Waste import schemes: Scheme: Forei
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