The Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional agreement on a proposed …
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SWEAP Presented at Europol Waste and Pollution Crime Conference
Europol's first ever conference on Waste and Pollution Crimes, held 30 and 31 October 2023, targeted heads of …
SWEAP Presented at Europol Waste and Pollution Crime ConferenceRead More
LIFE SWEAP Interim Waste Shipment Inspection Data
Since the start of the LIFE SWEAP Project in 2018, more than 77,000 inspections targeting movements of waste, …
Operation NOXIA operation against dangerous substances
Over 1221 tonnes of illicit waste, 27 469 litres and 5 tonnes of illicit pesticides as well as over 67 million …
Operation NOXIA operation against dangerous substancesRead More
Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution released
The intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) that was established to develop an international legally …
Zero draft of global treaty to end plastic pollution releasedRead More
New article: “Takin’ out the trash: How do transnational waste traffickers operate?”
With the support of the Journalism Fund Europe, a team of journalists based in Italy, Tunisia, and Germany …
New article: “Takin’ out the trash: How do transnational waste traffickers operate?”Read More
Research article: Transnational trafficking networks of end-of-life vehicles and e-waste
A new study has reconstructed and analysed the structures and characteristics of the networks of countries …
Research article: Transnational trafficking networks of end-of-life vehicles and e-wasteRead More
LIFE SWEAP Project extended until June 2024
The European Commission agreed positively to the request from IMPEL to extend the LIFE SWEAP project with one …
Revising the Waste Shipments Regulation: Council ready to start talks with Parliament
Today the Council adopted its negotiating mandate to start talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to …
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Investigate Europe: “Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade”
The volume of plastic waste produced in Europe is mounting and getting rid of it is a costly process. This has …
Investigate Europe: “Authorities struggle to track Europe’s Illegal waste trade”Read More
Report shows increase in quantity and more detections of illegal shipments
The European Commission published the implementation report of the Waste Shipment Regulation for 2016 to 2019, …
Report shows increase in quantity and more detections of illegal shipmentsRead More
Thailand Sets 2025 Target for Import Ban on Plastic Waste
The Thai government has announced that it will completely ban plastic waste imports by the end of 2024, as the …
Thailand Sets 2025 Target for Import Ban on Plastic WasteRead More
