Political Quotes

“I am honored to join Congressman Synar and Congressman Swift in introducing the Waste Export and Import Control Act of 1994. The United States joined with over 100 nations in signing the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal nearly 4 years ago. U.S. implementation of this agreement is long overdue and will allow us to join with over 60 other nations in becoming full voting parties to the convention. This bill goes even further in ensuring that illegal and dangerous shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous waste across national borders will come to an end. Specifically, our bill calls for an immediate ban on the export of waste except where a bilateral or multilateral agreement governing waste trade between the countries exists. In order to enter into a such an agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency must find that the importing country or countries have the capacity and enforcement mechanisms to handle the waste in the most environmentally sound manner.”