The collapse of the Soviet Union, and subsequent fall of Enver
Hoxha's regime in Albania, changed this scenario
dramatically. As Eastern Europe opens to Western investment and
trade, it is increasingly apparent that economic conditions in
these countries mirror those in the underdeveloped regions of
Africa and Asia. Western Europe has thus found a dumping ground in
its backyard where before there was only a Communist bloc.
In its search for hard currency, Eastern Europe is only too willing
to accept waste shipments as readily as Africa and Asia did in the
past. Coupled with an uproar over the problems in Africa and Asia
as a result of past trade, the West has turned to Eastern Europe.
Beginning in the late 1980s, after a series of unauthorized waste
dumpings in Africa and Asia, the international environmental
community began to investigate the situation which decreased the
number of shipments. The Organization for African Unity even took
the position that hazardous waste dumping in Africa was a criminal
act. 1989 was also the year of the Basel Convention which set
limits on the amounts and types of waste shipped from OECD to non-
OECD countries. It had become clear that the toxic waste trade was
in danger of failing. For these reasons, the new territories of
Albania and other Eastern
European countries became that much more appealing.
A 1987 case involving the West German company Weber of Salach
and the Turkish government led to the importation of 100,000 tons
of fuel substitute mixed with hazardous materials into Turkey.
The shipment contained paint and enamel sludge, and was to be
burned in Isparta. The Isparta Chamber of Commerce authorized the
import but apparently did not have the right to do so.
Nevertheless, the export of industrial and domestic waste to Turkey
as industrial fuel of for storage was apparently a common practice
up until this point. The Weber of Salach case, however, prompted
the Turkish government to call for stricter regulations on waste
imports. In 1988, Parliament voted to ban the import of industrial
waste.
2007-02-15 22:36:17
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answer #1
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answered by ♥!BabyDoLL!♥ 5
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reusing farm left overs eg cow dung leaves and other agricultural wastes
2007-02-16 06:29:02
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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hey thats an easy 1,,
there are several ways of recycling domestic wastes. you know farm animal sh!t {poop}?? well.. its used to make fertilizers. i hope you know wat fertilizers are.. that is the recycling of domestic waste because "waste" is wat we call "sh!t" except that its in a more proper form.. lolz!! ;)
2007-02-16 07:00:19
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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