February 2010 – The environmental authorities in the UK and in the Netherlands are working closely together on enforcement of the European Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR). After completing two joint work programmes, the Environment Agency of England and Wales (EA) and the Dutch VROM-Inspectorate (VI) signed an official agreement for » read more
1 February 2010 – A European Commission study published today recommends setting up a dedicated European body to oversee the implementation and enforcement of EU waste law. The study is part of a series of steps being taken by the Commission to improve waste management and ensure it meets the standards set by EU legislation to protect citizens and the environment. » read more
The waste shipment correspondents of the Member States have agreed at their meeting of 10 September 2009 on a new guideline (Nº8) on the classification of waste cartridges containing toner or ink. This guideline is applicable as of 1 October 2009 and is here available.
Interim report released
The enforcement actions project management has released its interim report. The report describes the preliminary results of the IMPEL-TFS Enforcement Actions II project carried out from October 2008 through May 2009 by 22 Member States and 4 further European countries.
The report is available here. » read more
The Secretariat of the Basel Convention has launched this short video about waste management matters.
A historic event! For the first time in its existence IMPEL TFS, together with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention and the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency, hosted a three-day workshop outside Europe. In Accra, Ghana, from November 24th until November 26th a beginning was made with a training programme for enforcement officers from five African countries and establishing contact between European and African countries at operational enforcement level. » read more