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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

The Hague, 27-29 April 2010 – Colleagues from the IMPEL-TFS network and representatives from the Indian government and the European Commission met up to discuss possible ways of cooperation to control the numerous waste shipments from Europe to India. » read more

On April 20th the Institute for Environmental Security and the T.M.C. Asser Institute organised a meeting on The Hague Environmental Law Facility (HELF) to discuss the application of satellite monitoring for environmental law enforcement. Around 40 experts took part in the event, including practitioners from the “remote sensing community”, the legal sphere and enforcement agencies. » read more

The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Seaport Environmental Security Network will hold  the side event “Combating Illegal Hazardous Waste Trade Through Seaports: the INECE Seaport Environmental Security Network” on Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 13:00 – 14:00, » read more

The report presents primarily the results from the EU-Africa Collaboration workshop which was held in Accra, Ghana in November 2009. It includes observations, recommendations and conclusions from the participants.  It was adopted by IMPEL at the General Assembly  meeting on April 15 in Cordoba, Spain. » read more

Germany, 4 March 2010 – More than 155,000 tonnes of what is sometimes hazardous electronic waste are exported annually from Germany to non-European destinations, a volume which includes some 50,000 tonnes of PC and television monitors alone. The latter often contain metals as well as flame-retardant bromide compounds such as hazardous polybrominated diphenyl ether (PentaBDE). » read more

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