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The village of Muxagata, located in the interior region of Portugal (Beira Interior), has 240 inhabitants, a very small and aged community at 9 km from the main town Fornos de Algodres. The municipality undergoes economic and social challenges, with a rather ageing population and less favourable access to main communication axes. Moreover, a bankruptcy […]

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The forthcoming European obligation to separately collect bio-waste presents a challenge for many European cities and member states: how can we build highly efficient municipal bio-waste separate collection systems and reach recycling targets in the coming years?  To help local officials and technicians answer this, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) organised the first capacity-building event, “Unlocking […]

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It’s time to discover and learn more about the people behind Zero Waste Europe’s work and magic! In addition to the ZWE Changemakers series, where you can learn more about our member organisations, we invite you to get a closer look at our staff, what they do, and what inspires them to work for a […]

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Every month, the ZWE Changemakers’ campaign highlights a member organisation from across Europe. This month we introduce you the Polish Zero Waste Association: The Polish Zero Waste Association promotes actively the principles of the 5Rs (refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle) and works towards advancing the concept of a circular economy in Poland. Active for […]

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Everybody has heard about the reduce-reuse-recycle slogan – Jack Johnson even made a song about it!  The legislative version of this slogan is the Waste Hierarchy, which was first introduced in EU legislation in 2008. While not legally-binding, this Hierarchy indicates what is usually the most environmentally-sound treatment option: as the song goes, first reduce, […]

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The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) for a Global Plastic Treaty concluded on 19 November and, if you expected a breakthrough, you will have to be happy with not having a breakdown. There were three important points on which the delegates were supposed to agree and didn’t: the rules of procedure, the […]

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In October 2023, Eurostat released its latest data on packaging waste confirming the increase in waste packaging, which reached a new record of 188.7 kg per capita in 2021. This corresponds to an increase of 6% in waste generation in only one year.  When developing the Packaging, Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Commission aimed […]

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Our ZWE Changemakers campaign introduces you each month one of our member organisations. This month’s ZWE changemaker is the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN). Since 2007 this network of anti-incinerators activists is promoting campaigns, lobbying on local and national authorities and providing solid data and facts opposing incinerators in the UK. Learn more about […]

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It’s time to discover and learn more about the people behind Zero Waste Europe’s work and magic! In addition to the ZWE Changemakers series, where you can learn more about our member organisations, we invite you to get a closer look at our staff, what they do, and what inspires them to work for a […]

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Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we give the microphone to our member in Portugal, ZERO Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável. ZERO is a Portuguese environmental NGO created at the end of 2015. Their ambition is to intervene in Portuguese society through proactive participation in […]

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From Saturday 30 September to Sunday 1 October 2023, Capannori (Italy) will host ReFestival, a weekend entirely dedicated to the knowledge and promotion of repair and reuse. Zero Waste Italy is a partner of the European “Communities Go Circular” initiative, whose main objectives include involving institutions and citizens in useful training for preventing waste production; […]

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Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we give the microphone to our member in Ukraine, Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine. Born out of a wish to unify the efforts of the zero waste movement in Ukraine, the alliance and its six member organisations are working […]

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