A number of recent enforcement
cases, resulting in huge fines, have
revolved around retailers and not
industrial manufacturing sites
We have taken a very specific look at the
global regulatory trends concerning waste
issues over the past couple of years.
In the run up to a seminar Enhesa is joint
hosting with CHWMEG in Dublin, Ireland at
the beginning of December 2013.
The results are quite startling.
Based on Enhesa’s monthly tracking of regulatory developments and enforcement cases
in over 200 jurisdictions globally, we have found
that the sheer number of regulations impacting
waste management has grown considerably.
Coupled with that, we are witnessing an exponential increase in enforcement activity across
the board, but also particularly with regards to
waste.
To highlight this, if we carry out a search
in Enhesa’s Global Regulatory Knowledgebase
on reports linked to our “waste management”
topic heading, in all the jurisdictions we cover
for the past 12 months, we are presented with
663 records. This number includes adopted
laws, proposals as well as policy developments
and background news. That is a lot of activity.
Enhesa Flash Nov/Dec 2013
Enforcement
If we look at the rise in enforcement cases
concerning waste the results are also eye-opening. Looking more closely at some specific enforcement examples also demonstrates a rise
in the levels of fines levied for non-compliance,
primarily in the USA, but also elsewhere around
the world. It is also notable that a number of
recent enforcement cases, resulting in huge
fines, have revolved around retailers and not
industrial manufacturing sites as you would
expect.
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