Going from a 0 to 40% recycling rate within 3 months, the small county of Sălacea tells a remarkable zero waste success story, establishing itself as a best practice that can be replicated in rural communities across Romania.
Available in English and Montenegrin.
In 5 years, PHENIX saved 30.000 tonnes of food products and distributed 60 millions meals across France, proving that it is possible to prevent food waste and create new jobs while saving money.
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How do zero waste and online shopping work together?
RePack is a closed-loop system that can reduce e-commerce packaging by 96% while providing the same consumer experience as the disposable one.
Discover more on our case study.
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Nothing prevents islands from achieving ambitious waste reduction and recycling targets – but waste incineration can slow them down.
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Imagine expanding the life of electronic devices while incorporating blockchain traceability technology capable of creating 1 job for every 300 items reused.
Now imagine ensuring a 95% recycling rate and transforming a cost for municipalities into revenue that stays in the community.
eReuse is a perfect example of how a symbiosis between the digital agenda and waste management can create value, sustainability, and jobs.
Available in: English.
Although presented as state of the art, the youngest incinerator in the Netherlands is far from clean: long-term tests reveal emissions of dioxin, furan and persistent organic pollutants far beyond the limits.
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In November 2016, Freiburg decided to stop the flood of disposable coffee cups. Less than two years later, Freiburg has proven how a mid-size city can push for alternatives to the throwaway society and define the political agenda.
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After assessing that 750 000 kg of food were wasted every year, the city of Bruges lauched an ambitious Zero Food Waste strategy, becoming a European forerunner with 43% of food waste prevented in the healthcare sector.
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Burning waste in cement kilns is a widespread practice, but what impact does it have on citizens’ health and the environment?
The case of the Lafarge Trbovlje cement plant highlights a number of controversial issues in the area of waste incineration and co-incineration.
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Recircle has arrived to transform takeaway restaurants. After two years, more than 400 restaurants across Switzerland were using Recircle’s 70,000 reusable meal boxes.
A winning solution that prevents waste and saves money for restaurants and cities.
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Burning waste in cement kilns is a widespread practice, but what is its impact on citizens’ health and the environment?
The story Calusco d’Adda shows how waste-based fuels can increase pollutants emissions with significant effects on human health.
Available in: English.
Who said Zero Waste cannot work in tourist destinations? In 2000, Sardinia was Italy’s worst performing region in waste management with a separate collection rate of 3.8%. Since then the situation radically changed, thanks to the decision of setting up a Regional Programme for organic waste within its Waste Management Plan in 2004.
The programme included four measures: Compulsory separate collection of organic waste, increase of the landfill tax, a bonus/malus system on the cost of residual waste management based on the municipalities performances and promotion of door-to-door collection and Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) systems, and home composting.
Today, Sardinia it is the best performing island in the Mediterranean and sits at the forefront of Italian and European regions with separate collection rate reaching 60%, waste generation per capita decreased consistently: moving from 520 kg to 443 kg and residual waste went from 500 kg to 176 kg per inhabitant.
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Located in Eastern France, the city of Besançon has rolled out an extensive system of decentralized composting, covering 70% of its population and significantly reducing the waste sent for disposal.
Learn how they did it with our case study.
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Lacking the power to implement waste collection and management practices, Roubaix had to find new ways to transition to zero waste. The town is addressing waste at source by creating a vibrant constellation of actors committed to reducing their waste, including families, schools, and businesses.
Available in English and Hungarian.
In the North of Italy, the city of Parma presents a vivid example of a transition from traditional waste management to zero waste in only 4 years. The key factors for their success include political will, involvement of civil society, and a strategy based on minimising residual waste.
Available in English, Catalan, French, Polish, and Slovenian.
The province of Gipuzkoa, in Spanish Basque Country, has almost doubled their recycling rates in 4 years. In 2011 they struggled to meet EU targets; now they are above 2020’s goals and intend to keep improving.
Gipuzkoa still has a long way toward zero waste, but is already proving that laggards can move very quickly. Learn more about this on our case study.
Available in English, Catalan, and Polish.
The Slovenian capital was the first capital in Europe to declare the zero waste goal and, in 2014, separately collected 61% of its municipal waste. The city has committed to halving the amount of residuals and increasing separate collection to 78% by 2025.
How did Ljubljana manage to become the EU’s best performing capital when, 10 years ago, it had barely started implementing separate collection? Find out on our case study.
Available in English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Polish, Slovenian, and Spanish.
The public company Contarina serves the districts of Priula and Treviso in Northern Italy, the best performers in waste prevention and recycling in a wide area of Europe.
What is the secret for Contarina to recycle two times the European average and generate five times less residual waste? Find out on this case study.
Available in English, Bulgarian, Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, and Spanish.
