The purpose of the Commission Notice is to give technical guidance on certain aspects of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and the List of Waste (‘LoW’), as revised in 2014 and 2017. Classifying waste was identified by members of IMPEL as one the main challenges in the the implementation of EU environmental law according to… [Read more]
Drones, court cases and data visualisation
During the annual best practice meeting of the TFS Enforcement Actions project again facilitated practical experiences and in-depth knowledge exchange on countries efforts to deter and detect illegal shipments of waste. The programme included experiences from a number of countries on recent cases they encountered. For example Mr Jonas Ludlin from Sweden presented their pilot… [Read more]
State of play implementation EU waste legislation
On the 1st of March, the Commission provided two reports to the European Parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of Directives related to the management of certain waste streams. Waste legislation The first report provides information about the implementation of the following waste directives… [Read more]
EU funded LIFE DOTCOM Waste projects launches call for interest
Involved in the fight against waste crime? Interested in collaborating with fellow colleagues around the world and receiving best practice training? Target audiences DOTCOM Waste is organising two training workshops on tackling waste crime. These free events will be held in Italy and China in 2017. We invite representatives from agencies and organisations directly involved… [Read more]
Annual IMPEL conference on Waste to be hosted by German Agency for International Cooperation and Development (GIZ)
Annually the IMPEL Expert Team on Waste & TFS (transfrontier shipments of waste) organises a conference where regulators and practitioners involved in inspections and enforcement of EU waste law get the opportunity to share their experiences and best practices. This year’s conference will take place between 8 and 10 June in Eschborn, Germany and will… [Read more]
