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Circular Economy plan: EU Commission “burying its head in the sand”

11 March 2020

The European Commission's new Circular Economy action plan, launched today as part of its European Green Deal, contains a patchwork of some positive initiatives on how we produce, consume and dispose of resources and products but will likely fail to prevent runaway resource overconsumption, according to Friends of the Earth Europe.

13 February 2020

"Capital of trash": Zagreb citizens rise for change

20,000 protest against mayor – and win over City Assembly

While Croatian seaside pearl Rijeka boasts of the title “European Capital of Culture 2020“, Zagreb is known as the "EU's capital of trash".

Croatia
11 December 2019

EU Green Deal: fails to slam on the brakes

In only her second week in office, new European Commission President von der Leyen has today set out a major environmental package to set the EU on a new environmental and climate path.

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Europe generates waste at an unsustainable rate. Most European countries still follow an unsustainable, wasteful pattern: extract resources, manufacture products, consume them, and then dispose of them, as cheaply as possible.

 

Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns for reducing, reusing and recycling – practices that are not only good for the planet, but create jobs and are positive for the economy.

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Reports & publications

10 ways to transform EU waste policy
18 Nov 2019

10 priorities to transform EU waste policy

Rethink Plastic flyer
14 Nov 2019

How the EU can stop plastic pollution for good

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