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Projects - Waste Shipment Regulation

IMPEL-TFS Prosecutor Project, phase 2

  • Number: 2013/24
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2013
The compliance deficit of the Basel Convention and the European Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006) or ‘WSR’ is very serious and past experience indicates that we are dealing with organised crime in many cases. Figures indicate that about 20% of all waste shipments are in violation. Prosecution of environmental crime is a national competence. The differences in approach and the number of convictions in European countries are significant. There appears to be a lack of communication between...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands

IMPEL-TFS Best Practice meeting 2013

  • Number: 2013/23
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2013
International cooperation and alignment is very important when it comes to the enforcement of the European Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) (EC) No 1013/2006. Previous IMPEL-TFS projects have shown that it is important to work together as competent authorities. The enforcement deficit of the EU waste shipment regulation remains challenge. To improve the collaboration and alignment of enforcement, frequent contact between the European enforcement authorities is necessary. Therefore it would be very...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands and Czech Republic

IMPEL TFS Enforcement Actions III

  • Number: 2013/22
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2013
The Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006/EC) requires Member States to inspect shipments of waste and to co-operate with each other. The Enforcement Actions project was set up for the following reasons:
  • Some Member States expressed the need for a formalised project framework in order to integrate this with the enforcement inspections in their own countries;
  • International cooperation is essential to tackle international environmental problems; and
  • The network of...

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  • Lead Country:
  • UK (Scotland)

IMPEL – Third Country Collaboration

  • Number: 2013/21
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2013
Large amounts of post-consumer wastes such as electronic wastes, mixed plastics, waste tyres and ELVs are being exported from Europe to the other parts of the world, mainly Asia and Africa. Recent repatriation cases also show illegal exports of waste from the EU to South America. Many exports take place with the alleged intent of re-use or recycling but often result in residual hazardous materials being disposed of in an environmentally unsound manner. The only way to verify the final destination...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Sweden

Doing the Right Things for Waste Shipment Inspections (DTRT-TFS), phase 2

  • Number: 2012/14
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2012
This IMPEL-project explores the usefulness of the DTRT methodology for waste shipment inspections with the ultimate aim of providing a practical tool, based on the DTRT Guidance Book, which can help improve the organisation of waste shipment inspections by competent authorities in the IMPEL member countries. Three competent authorities from...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands

Classifying Green List waste under the ‘Waste Shipments Regulation’

IMPEL has successfully completed an English language translation of a Danish Ministry of Environment / Danish Environment Protection Agency document called: “Classifying Green List waste under the ‘Waste Shipments Regulation’ (Regulation No 1013/2006) – practical guidelines”. The guidelines are solely the work of the Danish EPA and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of IMPEL as [...]

IMPEL TFS – Africa E-waste project

  • Number: 2010/14
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2010
To ensure that waste is shipped to licensed facilities and treated in an environmentally sound manner without damaging the environment and human health, it is necessary to follow waste from its origin to its final destination. In case of waste shipments and treatment within the EU, the network of contacts exists and can be used for requests. This is not yet the case in countries of destination outside Europe. However, some major waste streams also find their way to African countries. Mainly the...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Norway

IMPEL-TFS NCP Exchange days 2012

  • Number: 2012/11
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2012
The compliance deficit of the Basel Convention and the European Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006) or ‘WSR’ is very serious and past experience indicates that we are dealing with organised crime in many cases. Figures indicate that about 20% of all waste shipments are in violation. IMPEL-TFS project results illustrate that within the enforcement and prosecution of the WSR it is very necessary to work together as competent authorities. In the whole chain of one waste shipment, multiple authorities...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands

IMPEL-TFS Prosecutor Project

  • Number: 2012/12
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2012
The compliance deficit of the Basel Convention and the European Waste Shipment Regulation (1013/2006) or ‘WSR’ is very serious and past experience indicates that we are dealing with organised crime in many cases. Figures indicate that about 20% of all waste shipments are in violation. IMPEL-TFS project results illustrate that within the enforcement and prosecution of the WSR it is very necessary to work together as competent authorities. In the whole chain of one waste shipment, multiple authorities...
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  • Lead Country:
  • Netherlands

IMPEL TFS Enforcement Actions III

  • Number: 2012/15
  • Status: Running
  • Period: 2012
This project will run until the spring of 2014 and will encourage best practice in waste shipment inspections through a series of coordinated inspections and exchanges.  The inspections under this project will take place during three periods in both 2012 and 2013.  A ‘chain’ (from site of loading to site of recovery) approach to inspection will be used to verify environmentally sound management of waste shipments. Enforcement tools will also be developed as part of this project to encourage...
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  • Lead Country:
  • UK