Laws on Transboundary Movement

🌱 What issues is the EU hoping to tackle? Under the current Waste Shipment Regulation, “shipments of hazardous waste and waste destined for disposal are prohibited to non-OECD countries outside the EU”. Shipments made to OECD countries “are generally subject to the prior notification and consent pr

🌱 How much waste is exported? The international trade of waste has been increasing and the EU is an active participant in this. According to the European Commission, “nearly 70 million tonnes of waste are shipped between EU countries each year”. Moreover, “the EU exported around 33 million tonnes o