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Europe paves way for right to repair
EU governments have taken a small step towards cutting waste and greenhouse gases from manufacturing of popular consumer goods. For the first time, manufacturers will be obliged to make appliances more...
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EU governments support first set of laws for more repairable products
EU governments have supported first-ever repairability measures for fridges despite opposition from manufacturers and hesitation from the European Commission. The same progressive approach may now also...
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EU to deny citizens longer-lasting and repairable popular consumer products –...
Major industry lobby groups have pushed the European Commission to abandon plans for longer-lasting products despite increasing public support. But EU governments can still rescue the proposals during...
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Stand up for your Right to Repair
Tired of wasting money on products that don’t last? Help us put an end to the “throwaway” culture. Sign the petition below and share this message. Every day we buy products that are designed to break....
View ArticlePlastic producers could market single-use items as reusable to dodge EU ban
European Parliament must close loopholes, say campaigners Producers could simply market items like throwaway plastic cups as reusable, under changes to a draft EU ban on single-use plastic tabled today...
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EU takes timid steps towards circular economy
The EU institutions reached a compromise today with member states on crucial waste laws to accelerate the transition to a circular economy in Europe. But all parts could have done much more to secure...
View ArticleCut waste, end pollution – NGOs tell UN in Nairobi
As the third session of the UN Environment Assembly gets under way in Nairobi, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) calls for global action on the waste problem to end pollution, restore social...
View ArticleCutting waste could boost EU furniture industry, new study finds
Improved refurbishment and remanufacture of discarded furniture can trigger up to 157,000 new jobs and save about 6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the EU, a new EEB study finds. The study presents...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament votes to strengthen waste laws to support circular economy
Members of the European Parliament voted in plenary today to strengthen resource efficiency in the EU by 2030 – a move that signals strong political support for the transition towards a circular...
View ArticleMEPs must seize opportunity to create over 800 000 jobs across Europe
Over 800,000 new jobs could be created across the EU if MEPs in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee vote for both an ambitious recycling target and to strongly support the refurbishing and...
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