Organized by the Basel Convention Regional Centre (BCRC) for Asia and the Pacific, and hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-Building and the Transfer of Technology in Asia and the Pacific, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and others, ICWMT 11 participants will discuss the theme of 'Green – Low-carbon – Circular – Development,' including such issues as e-waste management and recycling, end-of-life vehicle management and recycling, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) waste management and disposal, management and disposal of wastes containing heavy metals, hazardous waste management, technology transfer, circular economy design and implementation, and regional chemicals management and emergency response.  

dates: 21-24 October 2016  
location: Beijing, China  
contact: Chen Yuan, BCRC for Asia and the Pacific  
phone: +86-10-62794351  
fax: +86-10-62772048  
e-mail: icwmt@tsinghua.edu.cn  
www: http://2016.icwmt.org/ICWMT2016/indexen.asp?id=3099