EU to Stop Exporting Plastic Waste to Non-OECD Countries

New legislation requires EU countries to halt plastic waste exports to poorer nations within two and a half years.

EU nations have reached a tentative agreement to stop exporting plastic waste to non-OECD countries.
The agreement is part of a revision to the EU's waste shipment regulation, aimed at preventing member states from offloading their trash into poorer countries.
Under the new rules, exports of certain non-hazardous wastes will only be allowed to non-OECD countries that consent and can process the waste in an environmentally sound manner.
EU countries must stop shipping plastic waste to poorer nations within two and a half years of the legislation coming into force.
Plastic waste exports to OECD countries will also be subject to stricter conditions, including prior written notification and consent procedure, and closer compliance monitoring.