A rise in plastic food packaging is failing to reduce Europe’s growing food waste problem, and in some cases may even be fueling it, according this study prepared by the Institute for European Environmental Policy for Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste Europe. The report is accompanied by a series of factsheets that …
European Commission takes steps to reduce plastic pollution
Today the European Commission has stepped forward to address plastic pollution with the release of its Strategy on Plastics in the Circular Economy, says the Rethink Plastic alliance, of which Friends of the Earth Europe is a member. The Strategy lays out the Commission’s approach to reduce the impact of plastic pollution, including a commitment …
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New EU waste law finalised
More than two years since the European Commission launched its revised proposals to tackle resource use and waste in Europe, negotiations have come to an end and a new EU law to tackle waste for the next 20 years has been finalised. The new law will ensure an improvement in waste management across Europe, but …
Open Letter to Environment Ministers
Friends of the Earth Europe, together with an alliance of European-wide civil society organisations, has sent an open letter to Environment Ministers from all EU Member States urging them to support more ambitious measures ahead of final negotiations on amendments to EU waste legislation. We call for binding reduction targets for marine litter and food …
3 key steps towards a future free from plastic pollution
Plastic is one of the fastest-growing pollutants in the world. However, real solutions already exist to the plastic pollution crisis. Ahead of its proposed Plastics Strategy, and together with the Rethink Plastic alliance, we’re calling on the European Commission to show global leadership with an ambitious strategy and binding legislation.
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Open Letter from Rethink Plastic to the European Commission
Rethink Plastic – a new European alliance to cut plastic use, of which Friends of the Earth Europe is a member – has sent an open letter to the European Commission calling on them to propose strong and harmonised EU legislation within the EU Strategy on Plastics – due to be published at the end …
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