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Plastic waste shipments: new EU rules on importing and exporting plastic waste

NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT22
December 2020
Directorate-General for Environment
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/plastic-waste-shipments-new-eu-rules-importing-and-exporting-plastic-waste-2020-12-22_en

Take effect on 1 January 2021

The new rules will enter into force on 1 January 2021. They apply to exports, imports and intra-EU shipments of plastic waste.

Exports from the EU

• Exporting hazardous plastic waste and plastic waste that is hard to recycle from the EU to non-OECD countries will be banned.