BBC: The European Union needs a dedicated agency to oversee and enforce EU waste legislation, a study recommends. Illegal dumping continues on a “significant scale” and “many landfill sites are sub-standard”, the report for the European Commission warns. The authors say the problem has increased in recent years, as more waste is being generated and more material is shipped to the enlarged EU. Each year, the 27-nation bloc produces an estimated 2.6bn tonnes of …