Waste
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
World
18.06.2024
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
Governments should be able to impose levies on lost-cost, high-turnover clothing retailers based on how much their business practices encourage…
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
Green
18.06.2024
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
Governments should be able to impose levies on lost-cost, high-turnover clothing retailers based on how much their business practices encourage…
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
Sport
18.06.2024
Fast-fashion firms could be penalised for aggressive marketing
Governments should be able to impose levies on lost-cost, high-turnover clothing retailers based on how much their business practices encourage…
Europeans throw away 7 million tonnes of clothes a year: Czechia is making recycling compulsory
Green
03.06.2024
Europeans throw away 7 million tonnes of clothes a year: Czechia is making recycling compulsory
We’ve all seen the mountains of old clothes that end up as giant landfill sites in low income countries. Now,…
MEPs approve law to reduce growing stream of packaging waste
Green
24.04.2024
MEPs approve law to reduce growing stream of packaging waste
MEPs have adopted a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) described as one of the most lobbied files to…
Governments agree packaging waste law despite international trade concerns
Green
15.03.2024
Governments agree packaging waste law despite international trade concerns
National diplomats have endorsed a new European law on packaging waste, including provisions that would hold overseas producers to EU…
Exclusive: Trade officials confident of stalling packaging waste law
Green
14.03.2024
Exclusive: Trade officials confident of stalling packaging waste law
There is a strong chance a new law designed to reduce the huge volumes of packaging that end up in…
Methane could make or break the world’s global warming limit. Where in Europe is it leaking most?
Green
14.02.2024
Methane could make or break the world’s global warming limit. Where in Europe is it leaking most?
Madrid has suffered at least 17 major methane leaks in the last three years, according to new satellite data. During…
Nordic Waste faces criticism over bankruptcy scandal
World
22.01.2024
Nordic Waste faces criticism over bankruptcy scandal
The Danish company Nordic Waste has triggered a political scandal by filing for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy of the company —…
‘New year, old problems’: Bosnia river plagued with tonnes of trash once again
Green
22.01.2024
‘New year, old problems’: Bosnia river plagued with tonnes of trash once again
With predictable seasonality, tonnes of garbage float down a river at least twice a year and end up near the…