EU Parliament votes to adopt WSR revision

    • The European Parliament voted to approve a proposal to revise Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) that will impose controls on scrap exports from the EU to non-OECD countries.
    • Under the revised WSR, only non-OECD nations that apply for permission and demonstrate to manage waste sustainably through third-party audits will be allowed to export non-hazardous waste which includes ferrous and non-ferrous scrap.

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