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 [...]
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 Flickr / Mary Anne Enriquez The European Parliament has called on the Commission to issue an ambitious proposal by the end of the year which reduces resource use and waste in the EU. The report issued [...]
In yet another exciting initiative to get people thinking about the amount of resources they consume, Scotland’s environment secretary has invited his countrymen to join the #MakeThingsLast social media campaign. The campaign promotes repairing, reusing and remanufacturing as part of a wider [...]
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 [...]
cc Flickr / McPig A law which bans the throwing away of unsold food in large French supermarkets is likely to make inroads into cutting food waste. It is however unlikely to change the root cause of the problem [...]
