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Transfrontier Shipment

Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (TFS) regulations govern the movement of recyclable materials across borders, either by road, rail, air or sea. The regulations relate to non-hazardous, also known as ‘green list’, waste which can legally be shipped for recovery between any OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. Waste for disposal and exports of hazardous waste are largely not permitted under the TFS regulations.

exportProducers, importers, brokers and processors all have responsibilities under the regulations, which apply from the point of loading the waste until it has been fully recovered or disposed of at the destination facility. Anyone involved in the shipment must ensure that any waste is managed without endangering human health and in an environmentally sound manner.

The UK’s Transfrontier Shipment of Waste regulations have largely been shaped by the European Directive on shipments of waste, passed in 2006. Article 18 of the Directive states that all exports of green list waste must be accompanied by a fully completed Annex VII form outlining the origin, destination and contents of a shipment of material. This requirement was temporarily waived by UK enforcement authorities, as it had been feared that some sensitive commercial information could be leaked if applied fully, but as of summer 2014 this is now to be fully applied to all waste shipments.

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