This report covers case studies from Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Chile and Indonesia which unveil the environmental and human cost of switching to paper-based packaging. You can read them here.
Wardrobe Change is a coalition of civil society organisations calling for EU action to stop the textile industry’s destructive impact on our planet’s precious natural resources.
This study calls attention to the need for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) products to be prioritised in ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) and Ecodesign by demonstrating significant material impacts in a number of broad product groupings that have...
In this report we shine a light on the true cost of planned obsolescence, and provide recommendations to increase the repairability of our everyday products and ensure they last longer.
We’re delighted to launch our new Repair and Reuse Declaration to celebrate Repair Day, with a whopping 125 (and counting) groups signed up. The Declaration is supported by more than 100 community repair groups alongside NGOs and businesses like The...
Plastic engulfing our environment – this is one of the most visible and most serious ecological problems in today’s world. Plastic is a deadly hazard for many creatures that consume it in their food. The deluge of plastic also threatens human health: microplastic has even been detected in the human bloodstream. And the production and […]
World Refill Day is a global public awareness campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste. City to Sea has run the campaign for the last few years in the UK as National Refill Day and after taking a break last year due to the situation with Covid, they are back […]
Jo Morley, Head of Marketing & Campaigns at City to Sea, spoke about the NGO's ambitions for Refill Day and how everyone can get involved. The webinar took place on Thursday June 3rd, at 1PM CET.
By Kasia Pranke Local authorities across Europe are slowly beginning to recognise the urgent need of moving away from waste management and towards resource management instead. Earlier this year, Break Free From Plastic launched the “We Choose Reuse” campaign that aims to encourage individuals, businesses, local municipalities as well as national and European policy makers […]
On July 6th, 2021, from 9h30-16h30. A Digital event hosted on Zoom. Registrations are open. For the 8th time, Environmental Action Germany (DUH) is carrying out the European REUSE Conference, a high-level event that brings together key stakeholders from industry, business, politics and civil society. The biannual conference is presented by Environmental Action Germany […]