Following the sixth constitutional reform, the IRPC has also been the Belgian waste transit authority since 1 January 2015. Its role is to process notifications from carriers transiting Belgium to transport waste that does not originate from Belgium and will not be processed there.
Notification of waste shipment through Belgium
If you are transporting waste that does not originate from Belgium and is destined for another country, you must provide the IRPC with a copy of the notification file for your shipment and of the decisions of the competent authorities of the other countries concerned.
You can send shipment notifications to the IRPC in the following ways:
By e-mail: transitwsr@ivcie.be
By post:
IRPC – transit
Rue Gaucheret 92-94
1030 Brussels
By fax: +32 2 218 30 88
If you have any questions about waste transit, please contact the IRPC:
By e-mail: a.vanpoucke@ivcie.be
By phone: +32 2 209 03 60
By post:
IRPC – transit
Rue Gaucheret 92-94
1030 Brussels
By fax: +32 2 209 03 98
Import & export of waste to or from Belgium
The IRPC is not authorised for the import of foreign waste to Belgium or for the export of Belgian waste abroad.
The relevant competent authorities are:
OVAM
Stationsstraat 110
2800 Mechelen
Tel: +32 15 28 42 84
www.ovam.be
SPW – DGO 3 – DSD – Direction de la Politique des Déchets
Avenue Prince de Liège 15
5100 Jambes
Tel: +32 81 33 65 24
gillet@spw.wallonie.be
environnement.wallonie.be
Leefmilieu Brussel/Bruxelles Environnement
Thurn & Taxis-site
Avenue du Port 86c/3000
1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 7757575
leefmilieu.brussels
Furthermore, the IRPC is not authorised to check cross-border shipments of waste transiting Belgium.
These checks are carried out by the regional environmental inspectorates.
You can find their contact details below:
Vlaamse overheid, Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie (LNE)
Afdeling Milieu-inspectie
Graaf de Ferrarisgebouw
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 20, boite 8
1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 5538183
www.lne.be
SPW – DGO 3 – Département de la Police et des Contrôles
Avenue Prince de Liège 15
5100 Jambes
Tel: +32 81 335615 or +32 81 336021
e-mail: urp.dpc.dgarne@spw.wallonie.be
environnement.wallonie.be
Leefmilieu Brussel/Bruxelles Environnement
Thurn & Taxis-site
Avenue du Port 86c/3000
1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 7757575
www.leefmilieu.brussels