Source Reuters
AMSTERDAM, July 23 (Reuters) – A Dutch court fined commodities trader Trafigura 1 million euros ($1.3 million) on Friday for illegally exporting toxic waste to Ivory Coast which ended up being dumped in the open air. » read more
MEPs want better collection and treatment of the growing volumes of discarded fridges, phones and computers in the European Union. New collection targets should be based on actual waste generated, they insist. » read more
Geneva, 14 May 2010 – Greater emphasis on highlighting the links between waste management, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and human health and livelihoods underpins a new 10-year vision for the Basel Convention recommended by governments today. » read more
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