Information Exchange and Awareness Raising Events
on SHIPMENT of Waste in the United Kingdom

Country	Location	Dates
United Kingdom	London / Department of Trade and Industry	5 March 2007 to 6 March 2007

Download of Presentations

• Waste Shipment Regulation - Andy Howarth, Waste Management Division, Defra
• Introduction to the EU project on shipment of waste - Nicole Seyring, BiPRO
• Introduction to the European Waste Shipment Legislation - Ferdinand Zotz, BiPRO
• The new EC waste shipment Regulation and the consequences for enforcement - A view of the European Commission - Peter Wessman, EU Commission
• Tackling international waste crime - Working with others - John Burns, Environment Agency for England and Wales, IMPEL TSF Network
• Experiences from the other project events - David Faubel, BiPRO
• Promoting compliance through efficient Notification Assessment - Metthew Williamson, Environment Agency for England and Wales
• Joint Enforcement Actions - How the IE and UK authorities are dealing with illegal waste shipments - Pat Fenton, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
• Repatriation of waste - Allison Townley, Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) Northern Ireland
• Difficulties in classification of wastes for shipment - Nicole Seyring, BiPRO
• Communicating the Change - David Bradley, Environment Agency for England and Wales

Additional information available on request.

Discussion and Outcome

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Participants

The event is addressed primarily to the key authorities dealing with transboundary shipment of waste. Other organisations like important scientific and educational institutions, companies working in the field of installation and operating and NGOs are also invited to contribute to the information exchange process.

Currently, the following participants have responded and will attend the workshop:

→ List of participants

Links

Relevant institutions and organisations which are involved in waste management, especially regarding the shipment of waste, are:

• UK The Environment Agency
• The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Department of the Environment (DOE) in Northern Ireland

National legislation and background information

The following legislation and background documents are relevant for the management and shipment of waste in the United Kingdom:

Background information

Material for Conducting a Threat Assessment for Illegal Shipment of Waste

• Conducting a Threat Assessment of Illegal Trans-frontier Waste Shipments - A Short Guide - Richard Parker, Environment Agency
• What is a Threat Assessment? - Richard Parker, Environment Agency
• Rotterdam Threat Assessment Workshop
• Municipal Waste Export