Giving cars and other vehicles a second life
The European Commission is preparing the revision of its End-of-Life Vehicle Directive with the aim of improving the...
Circular Economy
Talking trash: How the plastics industry fails to walk the talk on pollution
A new report exposes the hypocrisy of the plastics industry, which has obstructed and undermined proven legislative solutions...
EU slammed for dumping toxic ships in developing countries
The EU’s legislation allowing the export of retired and potentially toxic ships to developing countries violates national obligations...
Europe’s scramble for minerals comes home
The European Commission risks causing an explosion in new mining projects across the bloc as part of its...
Reuse, repair, remake is the future of fashion
Significantly reducing the textile industry’s environmental footprint will require a radical shift in its business model: from one...
A future free of fossil fuels is in reach… if the EU wills it
An NGO-led, science-based scenario shows the European Union can become climate-neutral by 2040. All that is missing is...
Most EU countries set to miss deadline for adoption of new waste laws
Experts call for swift action as governments approach the deadline for the implementation of the EU’s new recycling...
Pressure mounts to tackle world’s textile mountain
A new documentary sheds light on the devastating environmental impact caused by much of the clothes donated to...
Old flames: The quest to ban toxic retardants heats up
The battle to end the use of toxic flame retardants in consumer products continues. As industry lobbyists sue...
2020s: The decade we rethink ownership?
Our relationship with products and concept of ‘ownership’ is changing. New and not-so-new ways of consuming stuff have...
