The international waste regulations below were drawn up to ensure the environmentally sound management of hazardous waste with particular regard to ensuring that it does not get dumped in third world or emerging countries that do not have the facilities to cope with such toxins.

• The UN Basel Convention
• OECD Council Decision C(2001)/107Final
• EU Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (EEC) 1013/2006 Regulations