by stefanie | Mar 27, 2024 | World Focus
The EU Council has approved a major update to waste shipment rules, aiming for a circular economy and tighter controls. The EU Council has formally approved the comprehensive revision of the European Union’s waste shipment regulations. The overhaul aims to...
by Owen Collins | Apr 25, 2019 | Around the Industry
The Basel Action Network (BAN) has published its new Responsible Guideline on Transboundary Movements of Used Electronic Equipment and Electronic Waste to Promote an Ethical Circular Economy under the Basel Convention. The new guideline was developed as an alternative...
by Owen Collins | Dec 20, 2018 | Around the Industry
Proposed amendments to the Basel Convention, the international treaty governing waste shipments, could hit the export market for mixed plastic waste. The 1992 Convention was signed up to by 53 nations, including the United Kingdom, and binds them to various rules on...