The Rotterdam District Court in the Netherlands sentenced Groningen-based owner Seatrade for illegal exports of vessels sent for scrapping on beaches of South Asia as the company’s move breached the EU Waste Shipment Regulation. Seatrade has been imposed with fines ranging between EUR 50,000 to EUR 750,000. Furthermore, two of its executives have been banned… [Read more]
European countries continue to tackle illegal waste shipments together
Regulatory authorities from 30 European countries have joined forces to combat illegal waste shipments. Over 22,000 shipments were checked during 2012 and 2013 by environmental authorities around Europe as part of the IMPEL network’s Enforcement Actions Project. The violations detected varied from administrative infringements to illegal shipments of electronic items and household waste. The Enforcement Actions… [Read more]
