Waste Crime - Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge

Global illegal waste tra c

Eastern Europe and Russia

Russian Federation

Western Europe

Lithuania

Japan

Ukraine

Croatia

Albania

Syria

Tunisia

Iraq

Pakistan

China

Egypt

Jordan

South and Southeast Asia

India

Hong Kong

Senegal

Vietnam

Eritrea

Burkina Faso Benin

Guinea

Thailand

Philippines

Ghana

Djibuti

Nigeria

Liberia Côte

West Africa

Somalia

Cameroon

Malaysia

d'Ivoire

Uganda

Equatorial Guinea

Kenia

Congo

Indonesia

Tanzania

Angola

South Africa

Hazardous waste producers Million tonnes

Main tra cking destination

Country where illegal waste export has been proven

More than 30 10 to 30 5 to 10 1 to 5 Less than 1 No data available

Region of destination

Region of origin

Main route

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Europe. In the Western Mediterranean region, the hub-feeder container ports and short sea shipping routes developed to cope with the increase in demand and to connect with other European ports. Ports, such as Valencia and Barcelona, grew due to their significant hinterlands, despite their distance from the main shipping routes.

Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Antwerp in Belgium, Bremen and Hamburg in Germany – play a key role in transhipment operations for Western Europe, the Baltic States, and Scandi- navia. Container ships call at a series of major European ports (e.g., Hamburg to Rotterdam to Antwerp to Le Havre), picking up containers with waste cargoes along the way before leaving

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