Baselkonventionen 〈5000+ DIRECT〉

It was the "educational purposes" clause that was the loophole. The Basel Convention demanded "Prior Informed Consent"—exporters had to tell the receiving country exactly what they were sending, and the receiving country had to agree. But the system was rigged. Exporters labeled 80% of the cargo as "functional goods," while knowing that 90% of it was irreparable junk—CRT monitors filled with lead, batteries leaking acid, and cathode ray tubes containing phosphor dust.

"Jens," she said, slapping the file on his desk. "It’s Nordic Horizon . They’re doing it again. We have to alert the Port Authority. We have to stop the ship before it leaves the North Sea." baselkonventionen

Konventionen bygger på principen om (Prior Informed Consent - PIC). Det innebär att farligt avfall inte får exporteras utan att mottagarlandet har fått detaljerad information och skriftligen godkänt transporten. Viktiga bestämmelser: It was the "educational purposes" clause that was