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

concurs fully with resolutions passed by the Organization of
African Unity and no external constraints will force it to deviate”
from this policy. 155
Obsolete Pesticides: In Niger there were altogether 151 tonnes of obsolete pesticides
stored in 14 different locations.
The following substance was identified, among others: Lindane
Named origins are, among others: “Donation/Imported“ (France,
Japan).
NIGERIA
56 tonnes of Dieldrin (Shell, Netherlands) were removed in 1991
and incinerated in the Netherlands. This was a joint disposal
operation by USAID, Shell and GTZ. 156
“USAID co-ordinated the project. Shell arranged the
international logistics and provided expert supervision for the
field activities. The total project cost came mainly from USAID
and the balance from Shell. GTZ took over the costs for the
necessary chemical analyses which were carried out in the GTZ-
Laboratory in Germany.
The project showed how such work could be undertaken...” 157
Note: Shell was not a GCPF member at the time.
BASEL LOMÉ IV / COTONOU BAMAKO
13.03.91 Ratified Party Signatory
National Policy: The country of Nigeria, as a party to the Lomé Convention,
totally bans waste shipments to its territory.
155 Reuters News Reports, June 13, 1988.
Nigeria announced in June, 1988, that anyone, including
foreigners, convicted of dumping foreign toxic waste in Nigeria
will be executed. “There will be no mercy on this issue,” said a
Nigerian spokesman.
Nigeria has led the international movement for the establishment
of a “Dumpwatch” -- a semi-formal network of governments,
environmental groups, shipping agencies and others pledging to
inform each other about international waste trade schemes. 158
Nigeria’s federal government passed a decree in December 1988,
outlawing the purchase, sale, import, transport, and storage of
156 FAO 1999
157 BCPF 2001
158African Concord, June 21, July 26, 1988; Africa Guardian, June 20, 1988; Greenpeace Italy; Greenpeace Netherlands; Newswatch (Nigeria), July 25, 1988, July 4, 1988;
Reuters News Reports, June 17, July 26,27,29,31, August 25, 1988; West Africa, June 20, September 5-11, November 14-20, 21-27, 28-December 4, 1988; Xinhua English
Language News Service, August 21, 1988.
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