Despite EU legislation since 1991 to ensure waste prevention and management, hazardous waste has continued to grow faster than GDP since 2004 - a trend that is likely to continue if nothing is done to improve its classification, traceability, increase recycling and fight illegal trafficking, which remains lucrative, said the Court of Auditors on Monday 16 January.
These four shortcomings are at the heart of the report’s findings based on available Eurostat data, in an analysis document...