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The number of illegal shipments of waste to developing countries has increased dramatically in recent years (Photo: European Commission)

Commission wants new EU agency for rubbish

The huge rise in illegal waste shipments in recent years, Europe's thousands of illegal landfills, particularly in Italy and France, and the poor quality of waste management infrastructure in many member states means that a dedicated European Union agency devoted to waste is required, the commission has concluded.

As much as a fifth of waste shipments that have been inspected in the bloc are illegal, according to a new Brussels report. Calling the increase in waste shipments in the last...

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The number of illegal shipments of waste to developing countries has increased dramatically in recent years (Photo: European Commission)

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