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]
Countdown to the EU Environmental Enforcement Networks Conference
EU Environmental Enforcement Networks ConferenceCountdown More information on the conference website.
Election of new Chair of IMPEL
The IMPEL community is seeking candidates to become Chair of the IMPEL network for the period 2018 and 2019. At the upcoming GA meeting in Tallinn on 06-07 December IMPEL is due to hold an election for the role of Chair of IMPEL. We are therefore formally requesting that candidates for this position make themselves known. The… [Read more]
Registration for Water and Land Conference now open!
IMPEL’s 2017 Water and Land Conference will take place 4 and 5 October in Cagliari, Italy. This years’ theme will be “Land use and water quality: which interconnections?” Threats Water, as one of the most precious goods for life, is endangered by multiple threats, often descending from improper land use and illegal conducts. Land is… [Read more]
River development planning expert meeting
The IMPEL project “River development planning” will hold an expert workshop in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) on 27-28 September 2017. Administrative, legal and scientific experts from 8 European countries will discuss relevant problems and best practices to improve the quality of small and medium rivers and thus implement the EU Water Framework Directive. The workshop… [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]
Safeguarding the Water Environment Throughout Europe Project workshops
In September, the IMPEL SWETE (Safeguarding the Water Environment Throughout Europe) project will be hosting 2 workshops. Discharge permitting On 14 & 15 September, a workshop will be held on the topic of discharge permitting in Bath (UK). The workshop will focus on exchanges of experiences and best practice, with a view to using this… [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]
IMPEL presents its work during international seminar on waste management in Moscow
On Wednesday, 28 June, IMPEL delivered a presentation at the international seminar “Russian legal framework and best European practice on waste management: possible combination of approaches to environmental protection”. The seminar was organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation in cooperation with the EU Delegation to Russia and the… [Read more]
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