A 2005 report by the European Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law (IMPEL) found that ” international trade in waste is rapidly increasing.” The report mentions the financial profit involved in trash smuggling creates a ” strong incentive for those in the waste chain to avoid controls over the movement and treatment… Continue reading International Trade in Waste is rapidly increasing
Tag: Illegal Dumping
Market figures and values for the financial trade in trash. Statistics and data of toxic waste dumping and illegal trash dumping.
Percentage of Illegal Trash Shipments in the EU
In the European Union, law enforcement found that 48 percent of all waste and trash shipments were illegal.
Hazardous Waste and Trash Smuggling in China
49 cases of hazardous waste smuggling containing 8,000 tons of solid waste were uncovered by Chinese Custom officials in 2006.