Press Releases

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Published

20 Mar 2023

ZWE announces its partnership with the impact finance firm KOIS

Published

02 Mar 2023

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

ZWE and Reloop publish a guidance on how to legislate mixed waste sorting in the context of the Renewable Energy Directive

Published

16 Feb 2023

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Mixed Waste Sorting is key to meeting the EU’s Circular Economy Objectives

Published

24 Jan 2023

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Energy efficiencies of EU waste incinerators are appallingly low, new study finds

Published

19 Jan 2023

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

New ZWE biomonitoring report alerts of a high level of dioxins around 3 European incinerators

Published

17 Jan 2023

Zero Waste Europe sets essential criteria for zero waste fashion business models in the context of the EU Textiles Strategy

Published

19 Dec 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

ZWE welcomes the agreement on the municipal waste incinerators within the EU ETS

Published

24 Nov 2022

Cities & Communities

Barcelona and Munich become zero waste candidate cities

Published

10 Nov 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

New report calls for urgent action to reduce material use in key industries

Published

20 Oct 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Waste Incineration disproved as solution for fossil gas dependency, new study finds

Published

12 Oct 2022

ZWE Statement on the update of the WFD revision scope

Published

27 Sep 2022

Chemical recycling

ZWE study finds that, to remain in line with the Paris Agreement, mechanical recycling of plastic packaging should be prioritised over pyrolysis

Published

14 Sep 2022

Chemical recycling

Zero Waste Europe approves Parliament resolutions on RED III

Published

13 Sep 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Incineration Residues: the dust under the carpet

Published

01 Sep 2022

Consumption & Production

New ZWE report exposes main barriers to single-use glass circularity ahead of P&PWD revision

Published

13 Jul 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Waste incineration and ‘recycled carbon fuel’, putting spokes in the renewable energy wheel

Published

22 Jun 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

The EP approves the inclusion of municipal incinerators in ETS as of 2026

Published

17 May 2022

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Zero Waste Europe endorses ENVI Commitee decisions on RED III and ETS