Our mandate on hazardous waste management

The threat posed by hazardous waste management and the need for co-operation among states was mentioned in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975.

Since then, the participating States have adopted several commitments to enhancing their management of hazardous waste and expanding the Organization’s mandate in supporting efforts to this end, including the OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension.

Further to the Maastricht Strategy Document, some of the most relevant decisions in this area include the Report on Conclusions and Recommendations of the Meeting on the Protection of the Environment of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Concluding Document of the Vienna Meeting 1986 of Representatives of the Participating States of the Conference on Security and Co-Operation in Europe.