Press Releases

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Published

09 Nov 2018

Cities & Communities

Food Waste Prevention : Bruges says “no” to food floating down its canals

Published

25 Oct 2018

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

The Environment Committee votes to cut funding for incineration

Published

24 Oct 2018

Break Free From Plastic

European Parliament takes historic stand against single-use plastic pollution

Published

18 Oct 2018

Zero Waste France exposes fast foods failing to sort waste

Published

10 Oct 2018

Break Free From Plastic

Plastic producers could market single-use items as reusable to dodge EU ban

Published

24 Sep 2018

Cities & Communities

Global cities support Zero Waste pledge but avoid consistent commitments

Published

20 Sep 2018

Break Free From Plastic

Coffee to go? Freiburg says tschüss to single-use cups!

Published

04 Sep 2018

Break Free From Plastic

Plastic crisis: taxes are vital to cut pollution, but EU plans fall short, new study finds

Published

17 Jul 2018

Revealed: Unreported and harmful emissions from incinerators across England

Published

10 Jul 2018

Break Free From Plastic

EU Parliament backs microplastic bans to tackle plastic pollution

Published

03 Jul 2018

Break Free From Plastic

Plastic pollution: countries show their true colours on the International Plastic Bag Free Day

Published

27 Jun 2018

Break Free From Plastic

Food to go? Bye bye to single-use containers! – New Case Study

Published

25 Jun 2018

Cities & Communities

Virtuous Municipalities to Starbucks: please do not use disposable cups in Italy

Published

14 Jun 2018

Climate, Energy & Air Pollution

Member States to phase-out subsidies to incineration, separate collection obligations prevail

Published

28 May 2018

Break Free From Plastic

European Commission steps forward to cut on single-use plastics – but it’s just the beginning

Published

14 May 2018

Consumption & Production

Renewable energy proposal boycotts the EU Plastic Strategy and the Circular Economy

Published

11 May 2018

Ecologists Without Borders

First Slovenian Hotel on the Zero Waste path — Hotel Ribno

Published

02 May 2018

Break Free From Plastic

New tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste will fail to address the plastic pollution crisis