Transboundary movement of discarded EEE

Global e-waste flows monitor 2022

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream worldwide. And it is amongst the top three waste categories illicitly traded. Researchers from UNITAR have established an e-waste flow monitor to follow transboundary movements – controlled and uncontrolled.

Jul 24, 2023

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• #e-waste
• #pollution

• Waste transports

  European Council ready to start negotiations on waste shipment rules

  The Council of the European Union has agreed its negotiating mandate to enter into talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to...

  May 25, 2023

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  • #business news
  • #collection and handling

• Waste Exports

  Banning Waste Shipments: The Industry responds

  The European Parliament has voted in favour of stricter control measures for waste shipments and a ban on plastic waste exports, whereas...

  Feb 12, 2023

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  • #hazardous waste
  • #legislation

• Banning waste transports

  European Parliament pushes for tighter rules for waste shipments

  The MEPs call for stricters rules to to protect the environment and human health. To this aim they want that waste shipped outside the EU...

  Jan 19, 2023

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  • #legislation

• Plastic Waste

  Thailand to ban plastic waste imports

  Thailand is one of the countries most affected by marine litter. It is also one of the primary plastic waste-importing countries. Now the...

  Oct 10, 2022

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  • #business news
  • #plastic waste

• Waste Crime

  INTERPOL report: Nexus between organized crime and pollution crime

  A new INTERPOL report shows for the first time how transnational organized crime is involved in a number of pollution crime cases.

  Aug 31, 2022

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  • #legislation

• E-Waste

  New global restrictions on e-waste trade

  Parties to the Basel Convention at their 15th meeting (COP15) held in Geneva agreed by consensus to the "Swiss-Ghana Amendments,"...

  Jun 27, 2022

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  • #business news
  • #e-waste

• Waste Traficking

  Poland introduces registration system for waste transport

  From the 1st of February 2022, all waste transport to and in transit through Poland must be registered in the so-called SENT module. The...

  Jan 20, 2022

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  • #business news
  • #collection and handling

• Waste Trade

  IHC wants to facilitate global trade of recycled plastic

  Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) announced the establishment of Rebound Ltd to create an innovative solution to reduce the...

  Jan 18, 2022

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  • #collection and handling

• Waste Trafficking

  Romania to face up to illegal waste trafficking problem

  Illegal waste imports abound in Romania, masquerading as raw material transfer in the EU.

  Aug 30, 2021

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  • #waste trading
  • #legislation

• Waste Crime

  UK: Lack of regulatory oversight leads to spike in waste crime

  The lack of regulatory oversight in the UK has led to an increase in fly-tipping and illegal waste sites, with waste crime amounting to a...

  Jul 23, 2021

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  • #waste trading
  • #legislation

• Initiative to Revise Waste Shipment Regulations Welcomed

  ESWET: Time to Ensure Sustainable Waste Shipments in Europe

  ESWET has welcomed the EU Commission’s initiative to carry out a revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation as a right step in the path of...

  Jul 31, 2020

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  • #collection and handling

• Call for New Regime for Waste Carriers, Brokers and Dealers

  Waste Industry Unites in Call for Tougher Controls to Tackle Waste Crime

  In a bid to tackle waste crime the UK’s waste and resource sector has called for tighter controls tougher controls and a new regime for...

  Aug 8, 2018

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  • #collection and handling

• Research by Eunomia Highlights Impact of Poor Waste Regulation

  ESA Report: £604m Cost of Waste Crime in England

  The waste and recycling industry in England, along with the tax payer, is losing some £604 million per year due to waste crime such as...

  May 3, 2017

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  • #business news
  • #collection and handling