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Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project

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This project is led by the IMPEL Network

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Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of enforcement actions aiming to disrupt illegal shipments of waste

Building capacity and coordinating EU-wide inspections on shipments of waste to intensify the operational collaboration and enforcement actions between law enforcement communities

Getting a better understanding of trend and patterns to develop strategies to prevent and disrupt the illegal waste trade by employing new tools to improve the flow of intelligence on illegal shipments and the actors involved

The LIFE SWEAP project

The Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project (SWEAP) project is co-funded by the European Commission LIFE fund and co-ordinated by the IMPEL Network. The project runs between September 2018 to June 2024. The overall purpose of the project is to support the circular economy by disrupting the illegal waste trade at the EU level by:

  • Increasing skill set amongst inspectors and law enforcement agencies
  • Intensifying collaboration nationally and internationally
  • Developing innovative tools and techniques
  • Creating EU-wide inspection data set
  • Providing intelligence products

Project actions

Capacity building & Training

Co-ordinated inspections

Innovative tools

International co-operation & awareness-raising

Data & Intelligence

Latest news

LIFE SWEAP Project Successfully Concludes After Six Years

September 30, 2024

After six years of dedicated efforts, the LIFE SWEAP Project has officially come to an end. The primary objective of…

LIFE SWEAP Project Successfully Concludes After Six YearsRead More

Request for Tender to host and develop a secure and GDPR compliant application for the recording of European waste shipment inspections 

July 10, 2024

The purpose of this tender to host and develop a secure and GDPR compliant application for the recording of European waste…

Request for Tender to host and develop a secure and GDPR compliant application for the recording of European waste shipment inspections Read More

LIFE SWEAP Video published

June 18, 2024

As the LIFE SWEAP project concludes, the team has produced a short video summarising the work completed, its main achievements,…

LIFE SWEAP Video publishedRead More

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