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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · Jul 3

No more teasing: the ZWE Strategic Framework 2025-2030 is here 🎉

Our vision for 2030 is clear: shifting from waste management to resource stewardship, we prioritise the interconnected wellbeing of humans, environment, and ecosystems, while empowering local communities to lead the way.

Dive in 👇

ZWE Strategic Framework Report 2025-2030

Our 2030 vision is clear: shifting from waste management to resource stewardship, we prioritise the interconnected wellbeing of humans, environment, and ecosystems, while empowering local communities ...

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 3h

Berlin is making reuse as easy as returning a bottle, thanks to @umwelthilfe.bsky.social and the RSVP project🔄

Grab your coffee in a reusable cup from a burger chain. Drop it at your supermarket's bottle return machine while grocery shopping. Done. ✅

Read all about it on our latest blog post 👇

Berlin's successful gamble: making reuse as easy as bottle returns

This blog post brings you the main takeaways from the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) study visit to Berlin and the city's efforts to turn reuse from a seemingly clunky process into something smooth and...

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 1d

Earlier this summer, 36 cities – including Riga, Paris, Tallinn, and Brussels – and reuse-driven businesses backed a joint manifesto for stronger EPR.

Together with this new letter, they call on the EU to seize this once-in-a-decade opportunity to move from waste management to real circularity.

Ending the era of single-use plastic

A coalition of almost 30 pioneering European cities and forward-thinking businesses launched an open manifesto calling for a bold reform of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems under the upc...

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 1d

A coalition of 38 organisations urges @ec.europa.eu to reform Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under the upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA).

📄Full press release and joint letter: zurl.co/s1HDN

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 2d

💡 How can Europe move from managing waste to preventing it?

Join our webinar tomorrow to hear from Tallinn, Brussels, New ERA, and Collectief Circulair Textiel, all pioneering real solutions.

🗓️ Tue 7 Oct, 10:30-12:00 CEST
🔗 Register: zurl.co/B9QgS

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 2d

Time to give a warm welcome to the newest member of the ZWE team! 👋

Say hello to our new Communications Officer, Ariane Osman.

Learn more about Ariane on the ''Meet the team'' page of the ZWE website: zerowasteeurope.eu/about/team/

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 5d

Still thinking about joining the IV Estonian Conference on 16-17 October in Tallinn?

Maybe we can give you the extra push you need by reminding you of the Zero Waste Europe people that will be present, including @esradt.bsky.social 😉

See you there?
www.zwee.org/conference

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 5d

Two weeks to go! The #MethaneMatters conference returns to BXL on 15 Oct.

Join policymakers, industry leaders & civil society for high-level talks on tackling CH4 emissions across waste, energy & agriculture—ahead of #COP30 and the Clean Air Forum.

Take part in person or online 👇
zurl.co/7rS0w

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 6d

Link to our report: zerowasteeurope.eu/library/pfas...

PFAS, Dioxins and PAH in Primary School Air Filters Ivry-sur-Seine (suburb of Paris, France), 2024-2025

The latest biomonitoring report by ToxicoWatch shows that air filters in schools in Ivry-Sur-Seine (Paris) contained PFAS, dioxins, and other dangerous chemicals linked to areas in close vicinity of w...

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 6d

📢 Waste incinerators release toxic pollutants that harm our health and our planet. That's why we're calling for a ban on new waste incinerators across Europe.

Burning waste isn't a future-proof solution, our environment and our health deserve better!

Join our campaign: zurl.co/mpL22

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 6d

📆 Today's the day!

You still have time if you haven't registered for our ''Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration'' webinar.

ZW Latvija's Maija Krastina will moderate the chat on the dangers of waste incineration.

Register now at zurl.co/bJpqd

See you there soon 👍

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 7d

In 2020, Nathan Dufour was ready for a new direction—and found it in #zerowaste.

"System change was really at the heart of ZWE's mission. That spoke to me, because I have long been deeply concerned about climate change and how it hits the most vulnerable people the hardest."

📌 zurl.co/bmMPz

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No Incinerator 4 Horsham @ni4h.bsky.social · 8d

No Incinerator 4 Horsham Community Group signed the joint letter for a moratorium on waste incineration.

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 8d

NEW: 156 organisations call for EU-wide ban on new waste incineration.

Why?
🔥 EU already has 60M tonne overcapacity crisis.
🌍 Higher carbon emissions than many energy sources.
♻️ Blocks circular economy progress.
☠️ Toxic chemicals found in nearby communities.

Joint letter: www.betterthanburning.eu

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 8d

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · 8d

📢We need real solutions like zero waste, not false ones.

Join us on Sept 30 for the Day of Action Against Incineration.

@zerowasteeurope.eu: zerowasteeurope.eu/campaign/bet...

@zerowasteasia.bsky.social:
www.no-burn.org/wp-content/u...

#BurnNot, #GoForZeroWaste! #BetterThanBurning

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 8d

🚯 How can the EU Circular Economy Act unlock EPR’s potential?

Join our webinar 7 Oct, 10:30 CEST to explore how to transform EPR into a fairer, more circular tool that supports reuse, repair, and prevention.

Register now!👉 zurl.co/P1GFd

#EPRRreform
#BreaktheSingleUseBias

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 9d

Join us for the ''Better than burning'' webinar on 2 October 2025 to:

- Hear from grassroots activists like Za Zemiata's Regina Stoilova;

- Uncover the hidden dangers of waste incineration for our health, climate, and communities.

Register ASAP: zurl.co/8RBhn

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 12d

♻️ Bio-waste collection holds massive potential for #methane reduction—if we get it right 🌱

Manon Jourdan will present #LIFEBIOBEST's recommendations to improve bio-waste collection performance at the #MethaneMatters waste breakout on 15 October.

Join us 👉 zurl.co/iWKtj

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 12d

Communities across Europe keep showing us waste incinerators are neither wanted nor needed 👎

👍 Join the 'Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration'' webinar on 2 October 2025 to hear these stories firsthand.

Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 14d

🚨 Harmful chemicals from waste incineration found in French schools 🚨

Waste incineration is neither safe nor sustainable, putting human health & the environment at risk. These findings are yet more evidence of that.

It’s time to make waste incineration a thing of the past.

Report: zurl.co/iLYBa

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 14d

🔭 Europe can make EPR more than waste collection, let’s turn it into a circularity engine!
Join our webinar on 7 Oct, 10:30-12 CEST, for insights, stories & expert tips on reuse, repair & accountability.
👉 Register: zurl.co/RwOn9
#CircularEconomyAct #ReformEPR #BreaktheSingleUseBias

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 15d

Think you're getting the full picture of zero waste? Think again. Most coverage only tells half the story.

ZWE's monthly bulletin goes deeper:
📜 Policy moves reshaping EU waste mgmt
🏆 Wins from cities hitting zero waste goals
🌱 Implementation strategies that actually scale

Subscribe: zurl.co/OyYqQ

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 15d

Did you know that waste incineration is obsolete and toxic for our health and environment?

Our health, resources, and planet deserve better than burning.

And the only thing waste incineration deserves is a moratorium.

Visit the campaign page and help spread the word: www.betterthanburning.eu

Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 16d

What gives you hope when everything feels uncertain? 🫶

This was one of the questions at the heart of our recent Zero Waste Europe team retreat.

Read the full reflection on Alice Marquet's blog post: zerowasteeurope.eu/2025/09/talk...

Talks from the heart: how to keep engaged in times of uncertainty?

Last week, the Zero Waste Europe team gathered for our yearly team retreat. With the borrowed motto Polako*, we embarked on three days of deep dives into zero waste topics, workshops on our principles...

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 16d

Citizens across Europe are making their voices heard: ‘ We say NO to waste incineration’.

Join the ‘’Better than burning: stories from communities fighting incineration’’ webinar and hear from activists like
@gaiazerowaste.bsky.social Brex Arevalo.

Register now: zurl.co/U4F5P

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Zero Waste Europe @zerowasteeurope.eu · 19d

🚮 The waste sector accounts for a significant share of EU methane emissions—but concrete solutions exist 💡

At our #MethaneMatters conference on 15 Oct, Dominic Hogg will discuss measures to reduce CH4 from landfills, incl. cap-and-trade on residuals.

Register 👉 zerowasteeurope.eu/event/confer...

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