Press Releases

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Published

03 Mar 2021

Global Strategy

Italian Company Caught Illegally Dumping Plastic and other Municipal Waste in Tunisia

Published

18 Feb 2021

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Zero Waste Europe and ECOS to the European Commission: “‘Mass balance approach’ blocks ambitions for increased recycled content in plastics”

Published

27 Jan 2021

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Zero Waste Europe welcomes European Parliament’s strong actions towards a decarbonised and circular EU economy

Published

16 Dec 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: Beverage carton recycling rates substantially lower than reported

Published

10 Dec 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Just Transition Fund moves away from false waste management solutions but will it direct funding to circular ones?

Published

09 Dec 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Regional Development & Cohesion Funds: a step in the right direction for the circular economy

Published

09 Dec 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: CSOs call for allocation of Recovery and Resilience Facility funds to a transition towards an economy that prevents products from becoming waste

Published

07 Dec 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: Independent analysis reveals reusable packaging up to 85% more climate-friendly than single-use

Published

03 Dec 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: Hazardous chemicals associated with food packaging found in the body – new research across Europe calls for a strong legislative response

Published

01 Dec 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Zero Waste Circular Economy, a solid investment for Sustainable Finance

Published

22 Oct 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Keep Waste-To-Energy out of the EU Taxonomy Regulation

Published

16 Sep 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: A Just Transition has to be Circular, Members of the European Parliament agree

Published

07 Jul 2020

Break Free From Plastic

EU Promotes Greater Global Responsibility on Plastic Waste – But Not for Internal Market!

Published

30 Jun 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: The packaging free shops market is on the rise, now it’s time for policy measures to support it

Published

15 Jun 2020

Joint press release: Tackling Europe’s food waste problem – bio-based industries offer innovative solutions

Published

03 Jun 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Building a bridge strategy for residual waste. Material Recovery and Biological Treatment to manage residual waste within a circular economy

Published

30 Apr 2020

Zero Waste Europe statement on waste management in the context of COVID-19

Published

27 Apr 2020

Zero Waste Europe Open letter to EU leaders