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| 1990 || Statistics || Global {{w|municipal solid waste}} touches 1.3 billion metric tons.<ref name="Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practice"/> ||
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| 1991 || || || "In {{w|Switzerland}}, the first {{w|electronic waste}} recycling system was implemented in 1991, beginning with collection of old refrigerators; over the years, all other electric and electronic devices were gradually added to the system. The established producer responsibility organization is SWICO, mainly handling information, communication, and organization technology."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafu.admin.ch/abfall/01472/01478/?lang=en|title=Umwelt Schweiz, Electrical and electronic equipment|accessdate=2006-11-24}}</ref> The [[European Union]] implemented a similar system in February 2003, under the [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive]] (WEEE Directive, 2002/96/EC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:037:0024:0038:EN:PDF|title=Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment}}</ref> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1992 (5 May) || Policy || The {{w|Basel Convention}} enters into force. Many countries pass legislations enlisting waste that cannot be imported into their territory.<ref name="Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practice"/> ||
