Household consumption: textiles fourth worst environmental offender
Europe’s appetite for new textile products has an enormous impact on the natural world. After food, housing and...
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Meet the booming app that’s cutting food waste one meal at a time
Every day, tons of fresh food end up in the bin. What if you could save them from...
One year to go: Are EU countries ready to turn waste into opportunity?
From plastic pollution to food waste, we’re about to find out whether EU governments are serious about recycling...
World needs wardrobe change for waste-free fashion
Cutting fashion industry waste and pollution must be a top priority for governments around the world – that...
Prevention is the best cure for plastic waste
Despite growing awareness of the environmental toll of plastics, production and consumption are continuing to grow in Europe....
Time for Europe to stop growing and grow up
As the European Union’s economic prospects improve and leaders vow to accelerate growth, life on earth is dying...
What has the European Parliament done for the circular economy? – META podcast: Elections Special
Check out our new series of podcasts: “Elections Special”. In this series dedicated to the European elections, we...
Half of EU countries ‘at risk’ of missing recycling targets
Many EU governments are struggling to meet their recycling and waste prevention obligations, the European Commission confirmed in...
Hit the brakes to slow down polluting fast fashion industry
A new global alliance to ‘put the brakes’ on fast fashion was launched at the UN Environment Assembly...
Progress report on circular economy met with caution
Progress made on the circular economy by the EU must be praised but several aspects of the strategy...
