EU waste law and better compliance: a journey into the unknown

The EU needs to make a big push to secure better compliance with existing waste law. Non-implementation of EU waste law endangers human health and the environment, distorts competition, and is estimated to cost a total of €90 billion a year.

EU waste law: the challenge of better compliance

Waste management in the EU is improving, but implementation by the Member States of EU waste legislation remains patchy. This paper makes suggestions on how better compliance could be achieved.

Key Messages on the Future of Europe’s Waters

IEEP has contributed to the production of the key messages from a major water conference contributing to future EU policy development.

Study on Inspection Requirements for Waste Shipments

A report written by IEEP, Bio and Ecologic has examined the challenge of inspection procedures and capacity to implement the EU Waste Shipment Regulation. It notes significant problems in Member States as well as good practice. It concludes with criteria that could be used to form the basis for assessment and enhancement of the capacity of inspectorates.

The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution

This briefing concludes that, in spite of all the modelling that has been undertaken to support the development of the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution, the rationale behind the chosen strategy, as well ...

Packaging for Sustainability: Packaging in the Context of the Product, Supply Chain and Consumer Needs, A report for INCPEN

Review of COM 689: European Commission proposal for a Regulation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (COM(2003) 689)

Railways and Atmospheric Emissions: Fuel Duty and Related Issues. A Discussion Paper from IEEP

This paper, commissioned from IEEP by the SRA, outlines some of the key atmospheric pollution issues facing the rail industry, sets out the policy background and presents some options for future progress...

Briefing on the European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the protection of groundwater against pollution COM (2003) 550

Prospects for the Implementation of selected new and future EU Environmental legislation in the Acceding Countries

A written briefing assessing, for the candidate countries, the challenge constituted by those parts of the environmental acquis which did not form part of the acquis at the time accession was agreed, and ...

The Fourth Air Quality Daughter Directive: Impacts and Consequences of mandatory limits

EP Briefing Note on the Commission proposal for a directive on the protection of groundwater against pollution

EP Briefing Note on approaches to chemical regulation

EP Briefing note: Analysis of progress and issues relating to the state of implementation of the IPPC Directive

EP Briefing Note on ECJ cases C 458/00 and C 228/00 regarding the recovery/disposal of waste

North-East Atlantic and Baltic Sea Health Check - Assessing the Status of Wildlife and Habitats

The Health Check report was written by IEEP, on behalf of the WWF North East Atlantic Programme, to mark the first joint OSPAR and HELCOM conferences on the protection of the North-East Atlantic and Baltic ...

Review of the Twentieth Report Transport and the Environment - Developments since 1994

A Report to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

Background for the Integration of Environmental Concerns into Transport Policy in the Accession Candidate Countries

This document is the final report of a study on the Background for the Integration of Environmental Concerns into Transport Policy in the Accession Candidate Countries. The aim of this report is to provide ...