17/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 16 October, the European Commission sent Spain a final written warning for poor application of EU legislation on the treatment of waste. Spain still needs to close and restore 87 illegal landfills which receive 660,000 tonnes of waste per year. In addition, a large number of illegal landfills, that have been closed, need to be cleaned up. The Commission's action is the result of a lengthy appraisal of Member States' compliance with the waste...