The European Commission estimates that illegal waste shipments within the EU, and between third countries and the EU, represent around 15-30% of the total EU waste trade, generating EUR 9.5 billion in annual revenues from the illicit waste market in the EU alone. In 2021, the European Commission proposed new rules for the EU waste shipments to better tackle illegal waste trade both within the EU and between third countries and the EU.
Unwaste organized a side event at the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions between 6-17 June 2022. Speakers from Indonesia, Thailand, Italy and the BRS Secretariat shared their expertise and challenges in their countries.