Resource justice

Despite progress in recent years countries across the European Union (EU), including the United Kingdom (UK), are continuing to dispose of significant amounts of valuable recyclable materials to landfill or incineration. This analysis examines this disposal in more depth, in an attempt to provide a reasonable estimate of the amount of different recyclable materials that …

Gone to Waste: The valuable resources that European countries bury and burnRead more  

Europe is using ever more of the world’s resources, and is now more dependent on imported resources than any other global region. Yet we’re also throwing away over 5 billion euros worth of valuable resources every year. Friends of the Earth Europe is calling on the European Union to take the first steps to tackle …

Measuring our resource use – a vital tool in creating a resource-efficient EURead more  

At least 500,000 new jobs would be created in Europe if countries recycled 70% of their waste finds a new study, ‘More Jobs, Less Waste’, launched by Friends of the Earth today. This is the recycling rate already achieved by Flanders in Belgium.

Half a million new jobs could be created in Europe by recycling moreRead more  

Many of the problems that threaten mankind’s survival on the planet result from the increased consumption of energy, water and raw materials, the increased production of waste and emissions and the increased human use of land area. This report provides evidence on current trends in resource use in different world regions and its environmental and …

Overconsumption – Our use of the world’s natural resourcesRead more  

The natural resource base, on which the quality-of-life of our societies is built, is in danger of overexploitation and collapse. Based on an analysis of the current situation in the development of resource use indicators, and a qualitative evaluation of existing indicators against a set of criteria developed by Friends of the Earth, a suggestion …

How to measure Europe’s resource useRead more