Overview

• Regional authorities have hired transport and disposal firms to retrieve the material and ensure lawful treatment.
• A date for the return transport is not set as required documentation for the cross-border shipment is still being prepared.
• The managing director is in pre-trial detention, accused of 21 unauthorized exports since 2022 and of deliberately misclassifying waste to evade requirements.
• Officials say the step follows the firm's failure to fulfill take-back duties under the EU Waste Shipment Regulation, triggering state action at the company's expense.
• German and Czech agencies continue their joint investigation, with reported materials including electronic waste, fiberglass, rubber and metal.