As of January 1, 2021, the European Union’s 27 member states can no longer ship non-recyclable plastic waste to developing nations. The new legislation is part of the European Green Deal and the bloc’s Circular Economy Action Plan. The move is in response to a conference held last year in which 187 countries agreed to implement plastic restrictions.
According to a European Commission statement, the changes to the bloc’s 2006 Waste Shipment Regulation will apply to intra-EU shipments, exports, and imports of plastic waste – with various shipments being subjected to a prior notification and consent procedure.
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