 | In the Member States the legislature is shaped by two important principles these being the rule of law and the rule of democracy. All the actions and activities of the EU must satisfy the fundamental requirements of law and democracy and must have both legal and democratic legitimacy. Europe provides the framework for the UK's and other member states' legislation on wastes management. In particular the Waste Framework Directive has a strong, overarching influence to which subordinate Directives on waste are related. |
Waste batteries on free take-back in Ireland (02/10/2008)Final users of waste batteries are entitled to return them free of charge, either to retail outlets selling equivalent batteries, or other authorised collection points, including local authority civic amenity sites.
More...MEP's back position that incineration should be treated as recovery (10/04/2008)EU Member States should stabilize waste production by 2012 relative to 2009 levels.
More...Improved protection on waste exports for developing countries (11/01/2008)Developing countries will be better protected against receiving unwanted waste from developed nations under revised international rules...
More...UK Government consults on implementation of the EU Batteries Directive (04/01/2008)A consultation paper on the implementation of the EU Batteries Directive has been issued by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
More...New Irish Waste Tyre Regulations Launched (05/10/2007)New initiative will improve data on waste tyres and encourage more recycling.
More...New rules for exporting recyclables from today says Environment Agency (12/07/2007)New rules affecting the export of waste for recycling such as paper, cardboard and certain types of plastic and metal came into force today.
More...New rules tackle illegal waste exports (22/06/2007)The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 affects the range of powers available for controlling the export of waste from the UK.
More...EA publicises EU Directives webpage (10/05/2007)The Environment Agency has publicised a web page giving summary information and advice on European Directives, though the Info4local web site.
More...European Commission starts legal action against UK (26/03/2007)The European Commission has decided to start legal action against the UK and 13 other Member States for inadequately transposing the EU's legislation on the landfilling of waste into their national law.
More...Exports - Consultation on waste exports ends soon (26/02/2007)Defra's consultation on the review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste is due to end shortly.
More...Directive on Environmental Protection proposed by European Commission (16/02/2007)The European Commission has proposed a directive that obliges Member States to treat serious offences against the environment as criminal acts and to ensure that they are effectively sanctioned.
More...Directive on Environmental Protection proposed by European Commission (16/02/2007)The European Commission has proposed a directive that obliges Member States to treat serious offences against the environment as criminal acts and to ensure that they are effectively sanctioned.
More...MEPs vote for binding waste reduction targets (14/02/2007)On Tuesday, MEPs agreed to binding targets for waste reduction and the introduction of a five-step waste hierarchy of preference for waste treatment.
More...European Parliament to vote on stabilisation of waste production at 2008 levels. (13/02/2007)The European Parliament is meeting today in plenary session to vote on a report from the Environment Committee which calls for stabilization of municipal waste production at 2008 levels by 2012.
More...EA issues WEEE reminder (02/02/2007)Companies who produce electrical and electronic equipment are being reminded by the Environment Agency to register in order to comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.
More...ELV Regulations implemented from 1 January 2007 (02/01/2007)The End of Life Vehicle Regulations are implemented from 1 January. The regulations give car owners an entitlement to have their old (End of Life Vehicles or ELVs) vehicles taken off them free of charge known as "free take back".
More...End of Life Vehicles Directive fully effective in UK from 1 January 2007 (02/01/2007)The End of Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations were laid in Parliament on 9th February 2005. They completed the UK's implementation of The End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive (2000/53/EC).
More...DEFRA reviews waste imports and exports (18/12/2006)Defra is undertaking a review of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations and the UK Management Plan for Exports and Imports of Waste.
More...Steel recycling company fined over £0.5m for not accounting for carbon emissions (07/12/2006)The company was issued with a 'civil penalty' of approximately £565,000 for failing to surrender any allowances for 2005 by the deadline.
More...FOE and EEB welcome EU Committee's moves on waste prevention (01/12/2006)Pressure Groups Friends of the Earth Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) have welcomed new forward-looking targets for waste prevention agreed by the European Parliament's Environment Committee this week.
More...UNEP Nairobi conference addresses electronic waste (28/11/2006)Nairobi Conference on Basel Convention to Address the Growing Challenge of Electronic Wastes
More...European Waste Catalogue (EWC) (10/11/2006)The EWC is a crucial element of waste legislation and regulation providing a consistent way of classifying wastes across the European Union.
More...Battery Directive published in the Official Journal (news in brief) (05/10/2006)DIRECTIVE 2006/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC OJ L266 Vol 49 26 September 2006
More...Directive 2006/66/EC - The Battery Directive (27/09/2006)Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
OJ L266 Vol 49 26 September 2006
More...Amsterdam Council to investigate Ivory Coast toxic waste deaths (news in brief) (21/09/2006)Amsterdam's City Council has ordered an investigation into the ship that carried hazardous waste which is alleged to have resulted in the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast. The ship had unsuccessfully tried to unload the waste in Amsterdam before it sailing to Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
More...Italy also meets strong opposition to efw in Sicily (news in brief) (07/09/2006)There have been sit-ins and marches in Palermo to protest against the 4 energy from waste (efw) plants proposed in the strategic regional plan for waste and construction in Sicily.
Also in Rome the Environment Minister is placing a halt on the plants in Bellolampo, Palermo, Augusta (Siracusa), Paterno' (Catania) and Casteltermini (Agrigento), but also at seven linked areas. This arises from a dispute involving an authorisation for discharge of emissions to the atmosphere and which places the contractors involved with construction in a difficult position.
More...EIA - Advice for Outline Planning Consents (13/07/2006)Interim guidance has been issued by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) following the outcome of ECJ judgements relating to the requirement for revisions to an EIA where necessary, at the approval of reserve matters stage following the issue of an outline planning consent.
More...DEFRA Guidance on the Incineration of Waste (10/07/2006)The DEFRA guidance to the Directive, the Regulations and directions describes the scope, regulatory and technical requirements of the WID and how they should be interpreted and applied.
More...UK cement manufacturers comply with new Waste Incineration Directive (04/01/2006)According to the British cement Association, all four members of the British Cement Association – Buxton Lime Industries, Castle Cement, Cemex UK and Lafarge UK – are in full compliance with the Waste Incineration Directive (WID) which came into force on 28 December 2005.
More...Council Directive of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment (91/692/EEC) - amending the Waste Framework Directive. (23/12/1991)The purpose of this Directive is to rationalize and improve on a sectoral basis the provisions on the transmission of information and the publication of reports concerning certain Community Directives on the protection of the environment
More...Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 amending Directive 75/442/EEC on waste - The Waste Framework Directive (26/03/1991)Official Journal L 078 , 26/03/1991 P. 0032 - 0037
The European Council undertook to amend the Waste Framework Directive 75/442/EEC in a resolution of 7 May 1990 on waste policy.
More...Waste Framework Directive 75/442/75 (18/07/1975)The EU has a framework for coordinating waste management within the Community in order to limit the production of waste. This article represents a brief summary of the aims of this early Directive which is now over 30 years old. It is likely to be updated in the near future.
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