Author: Rubens Valente

On July 26, 2021, at 3:30 pm, a message reached the internal communication system of the headquarters of Ibama (Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources), in São Paulo. "Some paper mills are importing waste paper from selective collection of residential origin," the message read. "This import is prohibited."

Author: Rubens Valente

Jaepel's lawyers state, in a petition filed in a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Santos that discusses the destination of US containers, that these shipments became necessary due to the interruption in the supply of recyclable paper from commercial and industrial establishments and the decrease in collection of recyclables during the pandemic.

Author: Louis Gore-Langton

Turkey’s population is largely unaware that the country is being used as a dumping ground for the world’s plastic waste, according to new research by Microplastic Research Group (MRG).

Author: James Lee

The return of the 1,500 tonnes of waste comes as Poland applies stricter rules on imported waste, resulting in authorities now calling for the refuse to be disposed of correctly. The Environment Agency is paying £983,000 to a private company to take care of the problem, with taxpayers picking up the bill.

Author: Matt Mace

The Government has laid out new steps to develop a UK-wide tracking system for waste in a bid to improve resource efficiency through powers introduced in the Environment Bill.

Author(s): UK Government

New plans will help tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste exports through stricter background checks and mandatory digital waste tracking

Author: Recycling Magazine

Currently, the SENT system in Poland (Electronic Transport Supervision System) was originally introduced in 2017 to register transport of goods such as chemicals, fuels and tobacco, and is primarily a tool to increase tax revenues and reduce crime.

Author: Mark Smulian

Poland will imposed further restrictions on the import of waste from 1 February as the government steps up its "fight against environmental crime". The country was the second largest destination of waste from the UK after The Netherlands in the first three quarters of last year, according to the Environment Agency.

Author: EcoTimes

Due to the sheer size of its population and the advanced state of its development, the EU is a major producer of waste, particularly plastics and metals. Despite commanding a reputation as one of the most environmentally-friendly and forward-thinking forces in the world, the bloc still exports a significant proportion of its waste abroad for recycling, often to countries which do not have the resources, infrastructure, or enforcement systems in place to handle it appropriately.

Author: Louis Gore-Langton

Recycling companies throughout Turkey are intentionally burning down their facilities as a means of cheaply destroying hazardous packaging waste, according to Microplastic Research Group (MRG), a team of scientists who study pollution and waste crime in the country.

Author: Tagesschau

It has been common practice for years: Germany exports its plastic waste to other countries. However, the waste is often not disposed of properly there. Environment Minister Lemke therefore wants to enforce an extensive rubbish export ban.

Author: Amy Buxton

Behind promises of net-zero emissions by 2050, the U.K. and some of its European brethren are working tirelessly. Not to reach targets more quickly, but to slippery shoulder the responsibility of proper waste management. Poorer, less regulated countries are being targeted in mass export drives in what is being referred to as ‘waste colonialism’.

Author: il Fatto Quotidiano

The 212 containers loaded with domestic waste illegally trafficked from Italy to Tunisia will be returned home. This was announced, about a year and a half after the discovery of the cargo in the port of Sousse , where they are still under seizure, was the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, in a statement reported by various local media on the sidelines of a press conference on the occasion of the end of the North African country's mandate as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.