The Basel Convention was designed to ____.

A. promote international subsidies for reusing and recycling
B. curb greenhouse gas emission through reusing and recycling programs
C. ban participating countries from shipping hazardous waste to or through other countries without their permission
D. wipe out hazardous waste smugglers
E. regulate the 12 widely used persistent organic pollutants


Answer: C

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