Press Releases

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Published

14 Mar 2024

Waste Framework Directive: European Parliament makes textile polluters pay (a little), says Zero Waste Europe

Waste Framework Directive: European Parliament makes textile polluters pay, says Zero Waste Europe

Published

13 Mar 2024

European Parliament gives green light to food waste targets: Prevent Waste Coalition disappointed about low ambition

European Parliament gives green light to food waste targets: Prevent Waste Coalition welcomes targets, but is disappointed with low ambition

Published

05 Mar 2024

Zero Waste Europe Press Release Trilogue PPWR

PPWR deal: good steps to reduce packaging waste despite worrying exemptions, says Zero Waste Europe

Published

14 Feb 2024

Press Release ENVI Committee Vote

Waste Framework Directive: proposal to tackle food and textile waste only slightly improved by European Parliament’s committee

Published

07 Feb 2024

EU industrial carbon management strategy ‘hazier than ever’ on carbon capture technologies

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

EU industrial carbon management strategy ‘hazier than ever’ on carbon capture technologies

Published

31 Jan 2024

ERIC meeting in Partizánske, Slovakia.

Cities & Communities

Launch of ‘ERIC’ project empowers local authorities to prevent plastic waste production

Published

25 Jan 2024

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Mixed waste sorting proves more cost-effective than carbon capture, new study shows

Published

18 Dec 2023

PPWR Council Position 18 December 2023 Zero Waste Europe Press Release

Council’s position on packaging rules an ‘improvement’ over Parliament’s stance, says Zero Waste Europe

Published

29 Nov 2023

Press Release ECHA report confirms that regulatory action is needed on PVC and its additives

ECHA report confirms that regulatory action is needed on PVC and its additives

Published

29 Nov 2023

Press Release Long-awaited revamp of Industrial Emissions Directive improves dioxin monitoring in incinerators

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Long-awaited revamp of Industrial Emissions Directive improves dioxin monitoring in incinerators

Published

22 Nov 2023

PPWR Plenary Vote 22 November

A position for the wrong century: European Parliament’s vote on the PPWR

Published

15 Nov 2023

Consumption & Production

New study shows Indian street vendors offer strong business case for reuse solutions to beat plastic pollution

Published

26 Oct 2023

Leaky loop press release image

Chemical recycling

New report blasts the limitations of pyrolysis technology, dubbed “miracle” by industry

Published

24 Oct 2023

Press Release ENVI Committee Vote

Initial vote on PPWR signals relief for policymakers

Published

26 Sep 2023

Bulgarian court rules out Sofia waste incinerator plant due to unassessed health risks and lack of public consultation

Published

26 Sep 2023

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

New Zero Waste Europe report calls for EU-Wide moratorium on waste incinerators

Published

05 Sep 2023

Eunomia Zero Waste Europe Reloop TOMRA Assessing Climate Impacts Reusable Systems vs Single-Use Throwaway Packaging Study September 2023

Consumption & Production

Reusable take-away packaging has significant potential to reduce carbon footprint vs single-use options

Published

04 Sep 2023

Consumption & Production

‘All we need is less’ – Zero Waste Europe demands urgent action on fashion frenzy stripping the planet off its finite resources