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Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project

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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 2023. 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

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Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project
The IMPEL LIFE SWEAP project (LIFE17 GIE/BE/000480) has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union

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