Towards Zero Waste cities: How local authorities can apply waste prevention policies The 22nd of June, RREUSE and Zero Waste Europe co-organised a conference on the topic of waste prevention as applied by European local authorities. This conference was held in front of 30 participants in the institution dedicated to those entities in Brussels: The Committee of the Regions. Contributing to the ongoing debate on a European Circular Economy, this conference was the […]
In 2014, the trade of used clothes, a global commodity, was around 4.2 million tonnes with a value of 4.4bn Dollars (1). Whilst historically the collection of used clothes has been associated with charitable and solidarity objectives, the sector has evolved to include a wide range of actors, both formal and informal in nature – competition between these entities is significant during periods of high global demand for used textile, […]
The European Parliament Environment committee has published a draft response to the European Commission’s proposed changes to EU waste legislation, including the Waste Framework Directive. Members of the committee will now have the opportunity to submit amendments to the draft ahead of a vote in the autumn. As the Environment committee is the lead committee for the topic, the report gives a significant first indication of the Parliament’s negotiating position […]