Declaração sobre Resíduos Contendo Nanomateriais

The document argues that the increasing use of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in consumer and industrial products creates significant risks in the waste stream due to unknown toxicity and difficulties in characterization. It demands that governments and companies implement extended producer responsibility, restrict the transboundary movement of MNM waste, and establish public registries of nano-products, particularly within the European Union, to ensure safe recycling and disposal.

• The increasing presence of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in the waste chain—including consumer products, industrial, medical, and sewage treatment residues—poses risks to human health and the environment because their toxicity is not fully understood and they are difficult to quantify.
• The signatories advocate for the implementation of full producer responsibility, requiring producers to characterize and declare waste types and establish occupational health standards for workers.
• The document calls for the European Union to restrict the export of waste containing MNMs using controls similar to those applied to hazardous waste and to create a comprehensive public registry of nano-products to monitor waste flows.
• To support a circular economy without introducing new risks, the declaration urges the development of safe recycling technologies and the creation of verifiable disposal criteria to prevent the cross-contamination of recycled materials with MNMs.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). Declaração sobre Resíduos Contendo Nanomateriais. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Declaração-sobre-Resíduos-Contendo-Nanomateriais-Portugeuse.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Declaração sobre Resíduos Contendo Nanomateriais. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Declaração-sobre-Resíduos-Contendo-Nanomateriais-Portugeuse.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Declaração sobre Resíduos Contendo Nanomateriais |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Declaração-sobre-Resíduos-Contendo-Nanomateriais-Portugeuse.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawnddeclarao, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Declaração sobre Resíduos Contendo Nanomateriais}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Declaração-sobre-Resíduos-Contendo-Nanomateriais-Portugeuse.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }