Mandate
The terms of reference for the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP) stipulate that the Partnership shall be organized through a working group, established by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention in its decision BC-14/13, and project groups are to be established by the working group. The project groups are to work on specific tasks to assist in the undertaking of activities falling within the mandate of the working group. The activities of the project groups are overseen by the working group and all work products prepared by project groups are subject to review and approval by the working group.
Establishment of the project groups
At its first face-to-face meeting, the PWP working group decided to establish four project groups and nominated the co-chairs for each project group. Both are shown in the table below.
Members of the project groups
Any member of the working group wishing to join one or several of the project groups should inform the Secretariat accordingly.
Project group workplans
At each meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the COP approves the Partnership workplan for the upcoming biennium and requests the working group to implement it.
The workplan for the Partnership working group for the biennium 2026-2027 is available here.
On the basis of the Partnership workplan, the project groups further developed their respective workplans which are made available in the table below. Supported by the Secretariat, the project groups will work intersessionally by electronic means to implement their workplans.
| Project group |
Co-chairs |
Workplan for
2026-2027 |
| 1. Plastic waste prevention and minimization |
Mr. David Wagger (Recycled Materials Association – ReMA)
Mr. Ignasi Mateo (MedWaves (SCRC-Spain)
|
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2. Plastic waste collection, recycling and other
recovery including financing and related markets |
Mr. Shahriar Hossain (Environment and
Social Development Organisation)
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| 3. Transboundary movements of plastic waste |
Mr. Alberto Santos Capra (BCRC-Argentina)
|
| 4. Outreach, education and awareness-raising |
Ms. Nanette Laure (Seychelles)
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