Illegal Transnational Shipment of Waste in the EU: Culprits and Collaborators in Germany and the Czech Republic

VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah. Illegal Transnational Shipment of Waste in the EU: Culprits and Collaborators in Germany and the Czech Republic. Environmental politics. London: Frank Cass, 2008, vol. 17, No 5, p. 828-834. ISSN 0964-4016.

Basic information

• Original name: Illegal Transnational Shipment of Waste in the EU: Culprits and Collaborators in Germany and the Czech Republic
• Name in Czech: Illegal Transnational Shipment of Waste in the EU: Culprits and Collaborators in Germany and the Czech Republic
• Authors: VAIL, Benjamin Jeremiah (840 United States of America, guarantor).
• Edition: Environmental politics, London, Frank Cass, 2008, 0964-4016.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.933
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/08:00034231
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• UT WoS: 000260572000010
• Keywords in English: Czech Republic; Germany; European Union; Environmental Sociology; Waste management
• Tags: Czech Republic, Environmental Sociology, European Union, Germany, waste management
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

In autumn 2005 and winter 2006, the United Authorities began DISCOVERING Significant Amounts of Municipal Solid Waste Imported from Germany illegally and improperly deposited in so-Called 'Black dumps'. The Endangered waste the environment and public health by threatening to pollute the soil, water, and air. While detection of Illegal waste transports to the Czech Republic declined in 2007, the regulation of cross-border waste Shipment is a Continuing public policy question for European Countries. This article describes European Union, United and German waste policies, and explains the history of Illegal Waste Shipment from Germany. The article concludes That Illegal waste shipments from Germany to the Czech Republic and predictable Were result of Economic Incentives Driven by strict waste treatment flawed Rules and Law Enforcement. Such transnational Illegal waste shipments are not a New Phenomenon in the European Union.

Abstract (in Czech)

In the autumn of 2005 and the following winter, the Czech authorities have revealed a significant amount of municipal waste illegally imported from Germany and inappropriately stored in the so-called black landfill. These wastes threaten both the environment and human health through contamination of soil, water and air. In 2007, reduce the amount of illegal imports of waste into the Czech Republic, however, regulate the transboundary movement of waste remains a matter of public policy of the European countries. This article describes the waste policy in the Czech Republic, Germany and at European Union level, and illuminates the history of illegal transportation of waste from Germany. We conclude that the illegal importation of waste from Germany to the Czech Republic was a foreseeable consequence of the economic incentives created by strong regulatory policy, waste management in Germany and lack of enforcement of the law. Such illegal movements of waste in the European Union not a novelty.