Thursday, January 14, 2021 Parties to the Basel Convention are considering legally binding amendments to the Convention that would dramatically expand controls and trade bans governing international shipments of used products managed for reuse and non-hazardous electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) destined for materials recovery. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention) is an international agreement among 188 Parties covering transboundary shipments of hazardous and “other” waste. The Convention informs legal requirements for waste classification and trade flows and serves as the de facto global legal framework governing the circular economy. The Convention has particular relevance to U.S. companies as trade in covered wastes with the U.S. is banned in most instances because the U.S. is a non-party to the Convention.