The new EU guidelines represent the common understanding of all Member States on how Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste (Waste Shipment Regulation – WSR) should be interpreted. In this case specifically Article 18 of the Regulation, which relates to shipments of non-hazardous waste for recovery purposes and the use of Annex VII… [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]