German minister reacts to Czech 'waste tourism' appeal

Germany's Minister for the Environment Sigmar Gabriel has said that the German government will try to prevent the further importing of illegal waste from Germany to the Czech Republic. The minister was reacting to a recent letter from his Czech counterpart appealing German authorities to act to prevent illegal waste being transported across the border. A Czech environment ministry inspection team recently uncovered that no less than 15,000 tonnes of illegal waste were smuggled into the Czech Republic and stored at various locations around the country in recent months.