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Reports on all types of hazardous waste &#8212; from ship-breaking to mercury poisoning &#8212; are on the agenda, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting is organised under the UN Basel Convention, an international treaty regulating the global trade in hazardous waste.<\/p>\n<p>China has ratified the Basel Convention, but Greenpeace says a large volume of electronic waste from the United States still enters southern China, often via Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/7468543.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministers from nearly 170 countries are meeting to discuss how to manage the risks of hazardous waste. 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