Waste Crime - Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge

Acronyms

AQSIQ BCRC

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Basel Convention Regional and Coordinating Centres The Commission for Environmental Cooperation for North America

CEC CFC CRT

Chlorofluorocarbons Cathode Ray Tubes European Commission/European Community/European Council United Kingdom Environment Agency European Economic Area

EC EA

EEA EEC EEE EFTA EIA ENFORCE EPA EU

European Economic Community Electrical and Electronic Equipment European Free Trade Association Environmental Investigation Agency The Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic United States Environmental Protection Agency European Union Electronic waste European Police Office Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Harmonized System The European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law Transfrontier Shipment of Waste

E-waste Europol HCFC HS IMPEL

IMPEL-TFS INTERPOL ISO

International Criminal Police Organization International Organization for Standardization

LCD LDT NCP

Liquid Crystal Display Light Displacement Ton National Contact Point Non-Governmental Organization Ozone Depleting Substances Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

NGO ODS OECD PAH PCB (Hong Kong) SAR

Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Polychlorinated Biphenyls Special Administrative Region Tributyltin 20-foot Equivalent Unit Television United Kingdom Used Lead-Acid Batteries United States Dollar Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment World Customs Organization

TBT TEU TV UK ULAB USD WEEE WCO

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