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IMPEL Board meets Spanish Network of Environmental Inspectorates
Today the IMPEL Board is meeting with representatives of the Spanish Network of Environmental Inspectorates – REDIA. The meeting, which is kindly hosted by the Spanish Environment Ministry in Madrid, provides the opportunity for both networks to present their work and explore areas for furhter strenghtening activities related to environmental inspections and permitting. IMPEL meets… [Read more]
Extent of illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean revealed in BirdLife report
BirdLife International’s first review into the illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean has been published – and it’s uncovered the shocking death toll suffered by a number of the region’s species. Unlawfully shot, trapped or even glued: the review estimates 25 million birds are being killed illegally each year. With the help of BirdLife… [Read more]
First newsletter ‘Make it Work’ initiative
The Make it Work Project is an initiative by The Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment), the UK (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) and Germany (Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety). Make it Work is the project that aims to establish a more coherent and consistent framework for the EU… [Read more]
Iceland publishes Regulation on the recovery of waste
The Regulation stipulates that before a particular waste, for which there are no available criteria for end-of-waste status, undergoes a recovery operation and before the intended product of the waste recovery is put on the market, the economic operator intending to market the product shall seek the advisory opinion of the Environment Agency of Iceland… [Read more]
EU court backs strict interpretation of REACH
Articles incorporated as components of a complex product must be notified to the European Chemicals Agency when they contain a substance of very high concern in a concentration above 0.1% The REACH Regulation provides that, where a chemical substance ‘of very high concern’ for health or the environment because, in particular, of its carcinogenic, mutagenic or… [Read more]
INTERPOL-coordinated EU project outlines roadmap against unregulated e-waste
LYON, France – A comprehensive two-year investigation into Europe’s used and waste electronics market has concluded that illicitly traded or unregulated e-waste within the region represents some 10 times the quantity of undocumented e-waste exported from Europe. The European Union-funded project, Countering WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) Illegal Trade (CWIT), was coordinated by INTERPOL,… [Read more]
Circular economy study identifies 3 million jobs across Europe according to UK NGO WRAP
Today, WRAP’s latest study shows expansion of the circular economy could create 3 million extra jobs and reduce unemployment by 520,000 across EU member states by 2030. ‘Economic Growth Potential of More Circular Economies’ builds on the report published earlier this year, ‘Employment and the Circular Economy – Job creation in a more resource efficient… [Read more]
Impacts of Scrubbers on the environmental situation in ports and coastal waters
The German Environmental Protection Agency UBA has issued a study on scrubber discharges. International and European regulations permit the use of scrubbers to comply with the sulfur limits for marine fuel. Some scrubbers generate wastewater, which is discharged into the marine environment. The current environmental status of German coastal waters is moderate to poor. The… [Read more]
EC seeks views on pollution register
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the ex-post evaluation of Regulation (EC) No. 166 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). The E-PRTR is a website which provides easily accessible key environmental data from industrial facilities. It contributes to transparency and public participation in environmental decision-making and provides… [Read more]