Videos tutorials... how did we fix stuff before them? Some of the best come from iFixit, a private company with a very public mission to get us to zero waste. Here are some of its most useful recent videos to [...]
By Piotr Barczak, Waste Policy Officer at the European Environmental Bureau It seems that every day a fresh, horrifying statistic emerges on the sheer volume of food being thrown away throughout Europe – rubbing salt into the wounds of the [...]
The march towards a circular economy in Europe stepped up a gear today as rules to reduce waste and clean up products reached a new stage of EU law-making. Laws to cut food waste, curb packaging and clean up marine [...]
cc flickr/robertmontalvo Countries fear downgrading of their recycling achievements... After the much-hyped reboot of the Circular Economy Package last December, EU Member States have quietly begun the process of turning words into action. For the [...]
In October 2015, around 150 politicians, NGOs and business representatives gathered in Poznan to put forward a new plan for to keep resources in the economy, cut waste, and boost repair and reuse. Co-organised by [...]
cc Flickr/Rennett Stowe On December 2nd the European Commission released its revised circular economy package – a year after the original proposal was controversially shelved. It proposes revisions to a number of EU laws dealing with resources [...]
cc Flickr/UN Photo/Evan Schneider The European Commission has released a set of proposals aiming to make Europe more resource-efficient – its revised Circular Economy Package – but most of the legally binding targets have been watered down [...]
cc Flickr / Joan Campderrós-i-Canas There are signs that circular economy thinking is moving into the mainstream. A quick look at some of the global companies taking action to conserve materials and resources and you'll read off [...]
cc Flickr / Matthijs The UK retailer Argos is partnering with charity WRAP to roll-out a new gadget trade-in service across its 788 stores. The service is now avaialble and offers an immediate quote and redemption for unwanted [...]
cc Flicr / Ethan Oringel Despite what we think, there are downsides to recycling the electronics we use everyday. Many of the critical materials contained in these complex products can get lost during the recycling process and [...]
