Editing Basel Convention (section)

==Basel watchdog==
The [[Basel Action Network]] (BAN) is a charitable [[civil society]] [[non-governmental organization]] that works as a [[Consumer organization|consumer watchdog]] for implementation of the Basel Convention. BAN's principal aims is fighting exportation of [[toxic waste]], including plastic waste, from [[Developed country|industrialized societies]] to [[developing countries]]. BAN is based in [[Seattle]], Washington, United States, with a partner office in the [[Philippines]]. BAN works to curb trans-border trade in hazardous electronic waste, [[Environmental dumping|land dumping]], [[incineration]], and the use of [[prison labor]].<ref>{{Cite web 
 |title=The e-Stewards Initiative: How to Become an e-Steward Recycler 
 |publisher=Basel Action Network 
 |url=http://www.e-stewards.org/esteward_recycler.html 
 |access-date=4 November 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419133540/http://www.e-stewards.org/esteward_recycler.html 
 |archive-date=2009-04-19 
 }}
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