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
Latest news
LIFE SWEAP Project Successfully Concludes After Six Years
After six years of dedicated efforts, the LIFE SWEAP Project has officially come to an end. The primary objective of…
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Request for Tender to host and develop a secure and GDPR compliant application for the recording of European waste shipment inspections
The purpose of this tender to host and develop a secure and GDPR compliant application for the recording of European waste…
LIFE SWEAP Video published
As the LIFE SWEAP project concludes, the team has produced a short video summarising the work completed, its main achievements,…
