POPs IN AFRICA HAZARDOUS WASTE TRADE 1980 - 2000 ... - Arte

MALAWI
“Local authorities, GTZ, the Swiss Development Cooperation
(SDC), GCPF member companies, and the local association
(PHYTOMAD) were the major stakeholders in an operation
initiated in 1996. GTZ managed the project locally. The
inventory listed 160 tonnes of older crop protection products of
which finally 80 tonnes remained unusable. These were collected
and packed for export and disposal. Shipment to Switzerland
took place early 2000, and incineration in the hazardous waste
plant of Valorec AG in Basel was completed in early June. The
costs of the disposal operation - estimated at USD 320,000 - were
covered by the Swiss Government, GTZ, and four involved
GCPF member companies” 118 .
GCPF reports that the substances were “incinerated in the UK” 119 .
In fact, they paid for the incineration only.
In 2001, FAO listed 64 tonnes of obsolete pesticides in
Madagascar. 120
BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO
21.04.94 Ratified Party Signatory
Obsolete Pesticides: In Malawi there are altogether 111 tonnes of obsolete pesticides
stored in at least 18 different locations.
The following substances were identified, among others: DDT,
Lindane, Parathion. 121
MALI
“Approximately 120 tonnes of product were listed as obsolete
when the project was initiated in 1997. Fortunately, most of them
were still usable in the country, some after reformulation and
repackaging. An inventory update by the local Ministry of
Agriculture, funded by Sumitomo, has recently been made
available and will be the basis for the next steps to be
implemented by the government.” 122
BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO
Party Ratified / Party to
National Policy: The country of Mali is a signatory to the Bamako Convention
which bans the import of hazardous waste.
118 GPCF 2000
119 GCPF 2001
120 FAO 2001
121 FAO 1999,2001
122 GCPF 2001
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