Press Releases

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Published

15 Apr 2020

Press Release: Unwanted toxic flame retardants preventing circularity and increasing fire toxicity

Published

11 Mar 2020

Press Release: The Circular Economy Action Plan, a beautiful patchwork of initiatives pointing in the right direction

Published

09 Mar 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release: Waste-to-Energy is incompatible with climate mitigation: the EU takes a stand

Published

04 Mar 2020

Press Release: The 10% Landfill target works against the Circular Economy. The paradox of percentages versus weight

Published

03 Mar 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: Scientists and civil society speak out: chemicals in food packaging are making us sick

Published

18 Feb 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: El camino hacia el residuo cero pasa por la reutilización, el Sistema de Depósito de envases de bebidas y la recogida selectiva de calidad del 80% de la materia orgánica

Published

12 Feb 2020

Consumption & Production

No more shame: a call for the EU and Member States to adopt an ambitious strategy on single-use menstrual products, nappies and wet wipes

Published

29 Jan 2020

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Press Release – Climate Bonds Initiative all ready to undermine the circular economy and increase climate change

Published

22 Jan 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: Loopholes in the SUP Directive The current material substitution strategy could defeat the very purpose of the directive

Published

16 Jan 2020

Consumption & Production

Press Release: transition to a toxic-free circular economy in the carpet industry still a distant reality

Published

11 Dec 2019

The European Green Deal

Published

06 Dec 2019

Consumption & Production

The Story of Unverpackt

Published

26 Nov 2019

Press Release: Up in smoke – dirty secrets of UK carpet recycling revealed

Published

15 Nov 2019

Press Release: 10 priorities to transform EU Waste Policy

Published

07 Oct 2019

Press Release – Can we speed up the transition?

Published

20 Sep 2019

Press Release – The Circular Plastics Alliance, a missed opportunity

Published

06 Sep 2019

Cities & Communities

The Story of Sălacea

Published

29 Aug 2019

Chemical recycling

Press Release: El Dorado of Chemical Recycling, State of play and policy challenges