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/Author(s): UK Government
New plans will help tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste exports through stricter background checks and mandatory digital waste tracking
Read MoreAuthor(s): UK Government
New plans will help tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste exports through stricter background checks and mandatory digital waste tracking
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: Benoit-Ivan Wansi
Italy will take back hundreds of containers of mislabelled household and hospital waste that were illegally exported to Tunisia. The consensus reached during the negotiations between the two countries will restore responsibilities in accordance with environmental legislation and decongest the port of Sousse where the waste is stored.
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreAuthor: 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’.
Read MoreAuthor: 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.
Read MoreFollowing the seizure of 37 containers of German plastic waste from the COSCO ship COSCO PRIDE in Piraeus Greece late last year, 52 non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to the Chairman of COSCO Global to stop their exports of plastic waste, in particular to developing countries.
Read MoreAuthor: Ruth Michaelson
One hundred and 41 containers filled with rotting plastic waste have been on a journey for more than a year. Scattered between Turkey, Greece and Vietnam, far from their origins in Germany, the containers’ voyage sheds light on the hidden global trade in plastic waste.
Read MoreAuthor: George Mondiot
It’s a tragic story, with a happy ending. Until I was seven, I had a goldfish called Algernon. He wasn’t the most exciting pet, but I was quite upset when I found him floating one morning on the surface of his little tank. This, or so I thought, was the end of a short and uneventful existence.
Read MoreAuthor: Nina Muslin
Using her bare hands, environmental researcher Wong Pui Yi scrabbled through the dusty and dirty bales of plastic trash abandoned in a shoplot at the Pulau Indah Industrial Area. A mix of plastic and paper, some of the waste still had product labels on them, including one with food instructions written in Dutch and an address in South Africa. Filling out the space from top to bottom, this bunch of rubbish is one of several in the area.
Read MoreAuthor: Cory Weinberg
More than 70 environmental organizations from around the world signed a declaration issued Thursday calling on Latin America to reject cross-border trade in plastic waste and demand from the United States, the main exporter of thousands of tons. was done. Manage your waste in your area using non-biodegradable materials.
Read MoreGreenpeace, Basel Action Network (BAN), Zero Waste Europe and other organizations are calling for illegally exported waste to be returned to Germany.
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