BLOCKWASTE and DOTCOM Waste are delighted to announce details of their Final Conference, which will be held 23 November in Brussels. Illegal management and trade of waste cause significant damage to the environment, undermine the health of millions of people and distort fair competition. This interactive conference, brought to you by the BLOCKWASTE and DOTCOM… [Read more]
Public consultation on the evaluation of the Batteries Directive
The Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC lays down rules on placing batteries and accumulators on the market and their treatment in the EU. The Directive’s overarching objective is to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and to minimise the disposal of spent batteries as mixed municipal waste in order to achieve a high level… [Read more]
Using Satellite Earth Observation and GPS tracking to Combat Waste Crime and Ensure Waste Compliance
An initiative has recently been launched to explore the potential of new technology, eg satellite imagery, to better detect and tackle waste crime in Europe. IMPEL is supporting this project. A Workshop has been organised for 20 October 2017 at the European Commission in Brussels. Objectives of the Workshop Organised in co-operation with DG Environment… [Read more]
New LIFE SMART Waste project update
LIFE SMART Waste has published a new digital brochure to provide an update on progress at the mid-point of the project. LIFE SMART Waste is a pan-European project focused on understanding, tackling and reducing waste-related crime. The brochure provides updates on the launch of the project’s communications Hub, intelligence-gathering activities and progress in the development… [Read more]
Air pollution from agriculture: ammonia exceeds emission limits in 2015
Ammonia (NH3) emissions in Europe have fallen since 1990, but not as much as emissions of other air pollutants tracked under an internationally agreed United Nations Convention. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published today, ammonia emissions increased in 2015 and several European Union Member States as well as the EU as a… [Read more]
New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions
Groundbreaking ‘Carbon Majors’ research finds 100 active fossil fuel producers including ExxonMobil, Shell, BHP Billiton and Gazprom are linked to 71% of industrial greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. Carbon Majors Database is the most comprehensive dataset of historic company greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ever compiled; 100 active fossil fuel producers are linked to 71% of… [Read more]
New publication to to improve the data situation on the whereabouts of end-of-life vehicles
To minimize the impact of end-of life vehicles on the environment they have to be managed in accordance with the legal requirements. Against this background it is important to comprehend the whereabouts of permanently decommissioned passenger cars. From the available statistical sources it was only possible to account for the whereabouts in parts for the… [Read more]
Hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – Council and Parliament reached a deal
On 21 June 2017, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a revised directive concerning the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The agreement will have to be confirmed by the EU ambassadors (Coreper). The new directive revises the scope of… [Read more]
REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements
Inspectors in 17 European countries have checked compliance with the authorisation obligations under REACH for the use and placing on the market of 13 substances of very high concern with sunset dates in 2015. Inspections in companies that used or placed the substances on the market showed a rate of non-compliance of 10.7 % and… [Read more]
Council conclusions on the EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy
Today, the Council adopted conclusions on the EU action plan for nature, people and the economy. The plan will improve the implementation of the nature directives so that they deliver their full potential. Ministers expressed support for the EU action plan, which aims to address several identified implementation gaps identified through four priority areas and… [Read more]
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