The Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of Europol and Ameripol, dismantled a criminal group illegally trading used tyres in several countries across Africa, America and Europe. As part of Operation ROTAMM, the Guardia Civil dismantled a criminal group operating from Spain that acquired used tyres and sold them illegally in Africa, America and Europe…. [Read more]
Transboundary Enforcement Actions project results in 17,500 inspections
Regulatory authorities from 31 European countries joined forces to combat illegal waste shipments as part of the IMPEL network’s Enforcement Actions Project from March 2014 to November 2015. More than 17,500 shipments were checked by environmental authorities around Europe, with violations including illegal shipments of electronic items, waste vehicles, household waste and incorrect documentation. Trans-frontier… [Read more]
New identifcation tool for Customs to identify potential waste streams more easily
Today the European Commission adopted an implementing act with a correlation table as another effort to step up the enforcement of the Waste Shipment Regulation. The table will thus serve as a tool to assist in curbing illegal exports of waste out of the EU. This regulation is in line with the further measures foreseen… [Read more]
