A leaked note from a closed-door meeting reveals the UK’s opposition to a newly agreed EU recycling target. But while it’s unclear whether the country will even...
A newly published EU strategy announces measures targeting single-use plastic items to address plastic pollution.
The European Commission unveiled today its pl...
This year is expected to be a turning point in the way we use and think of plastic. As the EU prepares to release its first-ever strategy to curb plastic pollut...
EU institutions and member states reached a compromise this week to boost recycling rates and prevent waste. But will it be enough for Europe to fully transitio...
New research reveals that the world’s leading recycling countries are overstating the level of real recycling they actually achieve.
A new report published by ...
This week, world leaders make unprecedented pledge at the UN to end pollution in all its forms, though they did not set any target or binding action.
For th...
As the world's environment ministers gather in Nairobi, one of the planet's largest dumpsites on the outskirts of the city shows just how bad the waste problem ...
Contrary to popular belief, national governments play a key role in shaping EU laws. That is why there needs to be more transparency when they discuss issues th...
META looks at some of the most successful green taxes in Europe amid news that the UK will consider new taxes to reduce plastic waste and littering.
Britain’s...
UK Industry lobbying is getting in the way of EU rules to make producers pay for the full cost of packaging waste collection, recycling and disposal, according ...
Mauro writes about resource efficiency, plastic pollution and product policy. He is Communications Officer for the Circular Economy at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
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