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Independent Science-Based Taxonomy launched
| Today, the Observatory Against Greenwashing, a coalition of experts and NGOs, launches its Independent Science-Based Taxonomy. Banks, investors and insurers will be able to...
Zero Waste Europe: Essential criteria for zero waste fashion business
| Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has set four essential criteria for mapping zero waste fashion business models, urging decision-maker s and the fashion industry to look beyond product circularity and ecodesign.
New Rules on Persistent Organic Pollutants
| On 29 December 2022, the new Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) has entered into force, providing a legally binding obligation to protect human health and the environment from some of the most harmful chemicals in waste.
EU’s circular material use rate decreased in 2021
| According to Eurostat, in 2021, the EU’s circular material use rate reached 11.7%.
EU: Parliament and Council agree on battery law
| The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the Council to make batteries more sustainable, circular and safe.
EU: Putting an end to wasteful packaging and boosting reuse and recycling
| To address this continually expanding source of waste and consumer annoyance, the Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules on packaging.
Revealed: The countries championing and blocking EU food waste action
| The countries supporting and opposing ambitious legally binding EU food waste targets have been revealed, according to a survey of EU member state positions published today by Feedback EU and European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
EU economy GHG emissions increase in Q2 2022
| In the second quarter of 2022, EU economy greenhouse gas emissions totalled 905 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a 3% increase compared with the same quarter of 2021.
EU: 4.8 tonnes of waste generated per inhabitant
| In 2020, the total waste generated in the EU by all economic activities and households amounted to 2,151 million tonnes or 4,808 kilograms per capita.
Wastewater treatment plants can catch a cold
| Just like humans, wastewater treatment plants can get sick, due to viral attacks.
Plastic packaging waste: 38% recycled in 2020
| In 2020, each person living in the EU generated 34.6 kg of plastic packaging waste on average. Out of these, 13.0 kg were recycled.
Study: Incineration’s effect on gas consumption
| A new study published by Zero Waste Europe finds that waste incineration is too inconsequential to reduce the European Union countries' (EU27) dependence on Russian gas.
Serious challenges in Europe’s agri-food systems
| A profound rethink of how we produce food and operate global food chains and related industrial processing sectors is needed to make them resilient and sustainable.
Europe recycling chain faces uncertain future
| The only current certainty for the European recycling chain is uncertainty.
