Development of Hazardous Waste Management Law in EU and Turkey

Abstract

With the growth of industrialization all sustainable resources are becoming exhausted and spoiled. Most of the countries noticed that to solve this problem international laws must be in charge. European Union member countries and candidate countries signed BASEL Agreement to develop such a legitimate environment. The purpose of this study is to understand how BASEL agreement has been legally developed at European Union and explore the differences between Turkish legal statements about the subject.