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As discussed inside Global WtERT Council we are now in the process of taking the small step towards the new website wasteculture.com. I am convinced that this also will help the common cause to foster WtE techniques who need more acceptance in society.

Recent research from Denmark and Eastern European countries provides new insights into the challenges and opportunities in textile waste management and recycling within the European Union.

The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.

As negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) approach conclusion at INC-5.2, negotiators should align the treaty with the Basel framework but extend it by requiring Basel Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedures for all plastic waste.

Today, the European Commission adopted the 2025-2030 working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Energy Labelling Regulation.

While prevention measures are gaining momentum, more effective efforts at national level are needed to tackle the huge problem of food waste according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report released today.

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, highlighting the environmental and social challenges of overproduction and overconsumption caused by the sector’s linear business model.

Today, the Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published the second Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook report, which provides an overview of the EU's work to meet the 2030 zero pollution targets. The Commission also published today its fourth Clean Air Outlook report.

The Coalition will encourage AI initiatives for the planet, including its role in decarbonizing economies, reducing pollution, preserving biodiversity, protecting the oceans, and ensuring humanity operates within planetary boundaries.

This Thursday morning, RREUSE, Ressources, Emmaüs Europe, and TESS GEIE staged a powerful demonstration in front of the European Parliament, calling attention to the severe crisis threatening the textile reuse and recycling sector. Without immediate EU intervention, the industry faces collapse.

This research introduces an extended processing method for increasing the possibility of valorizing processed IBA (pr.IBA), which is currently only used as a construction material in landfill sites, considering its immense potential in valuable metal and mineral concentrations.

Europe has set ambitious goals to create a competitive circular economy that can be key in supporting innovation, decarbonisation and security.

Despite legislative steps forward over the past five years, efforts to transform Europe’s largely linear, ‘throw-away’ economy into a circular one will require further bold action and strong implementation of existing measures.

Amending Bill of the German Act on Electr(on)ical Equipment (11 October 2024): Separate collection for re-use

Of the 30,000 fast food restaurants and six billion meals served per year, two million tonnes of waste were generated in the country.

A recent BBC analysis is heavily critical of Waste-to-Energy (WtE) practices in the UK, raising well-known questions. ESWET is convinced that by omitting critical data and overlooking the challenges of waste management and WtE’s clear benefits, the BBC fails to present a comprehensive, nuanced and realistic view of the sector.

The estate of California suing a big plastics manufacturer for environmental harm is the first of its kind.

Reducing the use of PFAS —known as forever chemicals— in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase recyclability and the transition to a more circular economy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today.

Until the end of the year the Swedish furniture group will be testing a preowned online Marketplace in Oslo and Madrid.

How the Hong Kong Convention will ensure safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships at the end of their operational lives

German Federal Environmental Foundation provides roughly 160,000 euros in funding for project at Leibniz University Hannover’s Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy.