29/11/16
Buy nothing day: the radical act of not shopping
As Black Friday rolled around again, Friends of the Earth groups from across Europe locked down their wallets …
25/07/16
EU’s dependence on overseas agricultural land trampling the world
Europe is becoming increasingly dependent on farm land beyond its borders, creating inequalities and threateni …
![true-cost-cover](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/true-cost-cover-800x600.jpg)
01/07/16
Time for EU to scrap plastic bags
Only 4 months away from the transposition deadline of the EU Plastic bags directive, environmental NGOs includ …
![plastic_bag_mosaic](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mosaic1-1-800x576.jpg)
17/03/16
Resource campaigners build movement in Bulgaria
Campaigners from across Europe gathered in Bulgaria recently to discuss plans to tackle resource use, consumpt …
02/12/15
Wasted year for the circular economy
The European Commission today launched its revised proposal to tackle resource use and waste in Europe. The re …
![timmermans_circular_economy_dilemma](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/timmermans_circular_economy_dilemma-800x489.jpg)
17/06/15
MEPs push Commission to back strong resource rules
MEPs today sent a strong signal to the European Commission to back truly ambitious rules to reduce resource us …
![If we want policies to reduce consumption, we need to start measuring the resources we use (c) FoEE](https://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/treergb-1-800x600.jpg)