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Summary
Several Parties to the Basel Convention in Central America and the Caribbean
have expressed concern over the issue of the sound management of spent lead
acid batteries at the national level as well as at the sub-regional level.
Sound conditions of the recycling of the spent lead acid batteries, the
need to consolidate and strengthen the recycling market in the sub-region,
control of their transboundary movements in the sub-region in the context
of the Basel Convention, the need for affordable and environmentally sound
recycling technologies have been identified as specific areas requiring
action in order to prepare effective policies that will facilitate economic
development as well as ensure that human health and the environment are
protected.
The proposed project aims at bridging the information gap that national
authorities and the private sector experience in relation to policy tools,
economic and technical requirements for the development of a regional recycling
approach utilising the best available technologies. The small size of the
related market in the target countries and the need for regional co-operation
have been recognized as important parameters in the preparation of the project.
The Country Project reports will become a resource tool for the CBTF to
support: research on integrated assessments of trade and trade policy; other
country projects; and policy dialogue activities. In addition, it will be
disseminated as a reference source through the CBTF networking and information
exchange mechanisms.
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