The European Commission has published new guidelines to maintain waste shipments across the EU while preserving a high level of protection for public health and the environment during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a briefing document, the EC says waste companies ‘provide an essential service even in these difficult times’. It is intended ‘to keep the green lanes for waste open so that it could be shipped without delay, become the resource for another industry or get its most appropriate treatment in the EU’.
In the EU, cross-border waste shipments are regulated by Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 on shipments of waste (the Waste Shipment Regulation or WSR). ‘For environmental, public health and economic reasons, it is essential that a common approach across EU Member States is pursued with a view to limiting disruptions of waste shipments,’ the guidelines state.
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