Author: Daniel Bosley
The European Parliament and European Council have agreed to ban exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries. The agreement yesterday to update the waste shipment regulations will mean waste can only be exported to these countries if certain environmental conditions are met. Virginijus Sinkevičius, European commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, said: “The agreement reached today by the two institutions shows our joint commitment to take responsibility of our waste challenges, rather than exporting our problems abroad.”