Waste Shipment Regulation
Economic growth and globalisation have led to a global increase in cross-border waste shipments, by road, rail and ship.
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Economic growth and globalisation have led to a global increase in cross-border waste shipments, by road, rail and ship.
In November 2023, the European Council, Commission and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on waste exports outside the European Union. This new regulation strengthens the rules on waste exports outside the European Union, particularly for plastic waste.
Final approval of this provisional agreement is scheduled for the first half of 2024 and its entry into force is scheduled for 1 year later, in the first half of 2025.
The new rules will apply 2 and a half years after the regulation comes into force, i.e. from 2028.
At the earliest 5 years after the entry into force of the Regulation, a non-OECD country may apply for a derogation provided that it can demonstrate that it can treat the waste in an environmentally sound manner and that there is no impact on the proper treatment of local plastic waste.