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We are the European Environmental Bureau's division working for a circular economy, clean industry, renewable energy and climate action in the EU and beyond.
Mothership: @eeb.org
🫵 Passionate about #repair? Mad at products designed to break? Looking for a fun and meaningful job?

Our friends at @r2reurope.bsky.social are hiring a new Campaign Manager.

Apply or spread the word - all info here👇
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Jobs - The Restart Project
Work with us! We list vacancies here but speculative applications are always welcome. And we're always looking out for London-based volunteers.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#Plastic recyclers are under pressure

Europe produces far more plastic waste than our system can handle, and #recycling alone cannot fix it

Hazardous substances hinder recycling while harming people and planet

The way out of this is making less, safer and longer-lasting plastics
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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New #Eurostat figures reveal a troubling trend:

Europe’s appetite for ever more #electronics keeps growing, while collection and recycling lag far behind -fuelling mountains of #Ewaste across the EU.

Read our press release with @umwelthilfe.bsky.social & @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/new-data-rev... #weee
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New #Eurostat figures reveal a troubling trend:

Europe’s appetite for ever more #electronics keeps growing, while collection and recycling lag far behind -fuelling mountains of #Ewaste across the EU.

Read our press release with @umwelthilfe.bsky.social & @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/new-data-rev... #weee
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝘆". 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘁. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁: we live in a digital space designed to fuel #overconsumption.

From psychological tricks to misleading promotions, companies are finding new ways to manipulate us into buying more than we need.

The #DigitalFairnessAct can help fix this...
👉 eeb.org/library/eeb-...
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last week we went on a field trip with @recyclingeurope.bsky.social to see electronics and vehicles #recycling in action!

A #CircularEconomy starts with #waste prevention - but once products inevitably turn into waste, recycling allows us to recover precious resources and give them a new life...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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❤️‍🔥 Europe has the power to reclaim its heat.

It’s time to kick fossil dependence to the curb.

The EU is drafting a new Heating & Cooling Strategy - a unique chance to break free from fossil dependency and make renewable, affordable heat the European standard.

Here’s how 👇
October 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆?🤔🛒

With @beuc.eu , we checked supermarkets in 13 countries:

ecolabelled products are mostly 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 than conventional ones, but availability varies massively – from 80% of products in Denmark to just 2% in Cyprus and Greece 🧵👇
October 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀

The EU is betting heavily on #textile #recycling, but its potential cannot keep pace with the mountains of clothes we produce.

Our planet is bursting at the seams with too much clothing. Recycling alone won’t fix it.

#CircularTextilesDay
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Europe’s #cars can’t be green if the steel they’re made from isn’t

Almost a fifth of all #steel in the EU is used to make cars. Most of this is produced using polluting coal-power

Cleaning up the steel behind Europe’s cars means clearing the air we breathe – while giving existing steel a new life
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#Transparency on #chemicals in our everyday products can’t wait!

With 40+ waste management, industry, and civil society organisations, we’re calling on EU leaders to uphold their commitment to chemical transparency and traceability.

Read on👉 eeb.org/library/join...
September 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
E-commerce must be safe!

Together with 60+ NGOs, industry, and retail associations, we demand stronger EU rules to:

✅close dangerous loopholes in online trade
✅guarantee #ProductSafety
✅protect the environment
✅ensure fair competition

Read our full statement👉 eeb.org/library/clos... #ecommerce
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The European Parliament has voted on two crucial laws to curtail food and textile #waste, and make the #automotive sector more circular. How did it go?

Not so great... 🧵👇
#CircularEconomy #FoodWaste #Fashion #Textiles #Vehicles
September 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
100,000+ #EUEcolabel products are ready for green procurement!

#PublicProcurement represents 14% of the EU’s GDP and is a key driver of sustainable markets

Join us on 10 October to hear how the EU Ecolabel is bringing green #PublicProcurement within reach: environment.ec.europa.eu/news/webinar...
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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🚨 Food waste, textiles, vehicles: European Parliament falls short of real solutions

As @ec.europa.eu prepares a new #CircularEconomyAct, amidst a deregulatory push and a deepening #waste crisis, today's votes fall short of the bold action Europe needs

Our press release: eeb.org/parliament-v...
September 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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🚘 Vehicles:

The Parliament caved to #automotive industry pressure, weakening proposals meant to boost circularity and reduce environmental impacts across the whole lifecycle of cars.
September 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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🌽 Food:

For the first time, the EU will have binding #FoodWaste reduction targets - but they are nowhere near the commitment to halve waste across the supply chain.
September 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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👕 Textiles:

#ExtendedProducerResponsibility schemes will hold brands accountable and support municipalities and the #SecondHand sector facing a flood of discarded clothes.

But they must also address overproduction and provide support to non-EU countries impacted by EU used #textiles exports.
September 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲? 𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 🫶

But we also love the feeling of a brand new notebook to fill with inspiring project and campaign ideas!

Hopefully, your employer has stocked up on #EUEcolabel stationery and paper products... (🧵👇)

#backtoschool #backtowork #paper @ec.europa.eu @beuc.eu
September 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Have you read it yet? 🤓💚🍃
🙅‍♀️ SORRY TRUMP, NO DEAL

We’re back from summer with a new season and a new name!
The Meta newsletter has officially turned a New Leaf: same trusted take on Europe’s environmental policy, now with a fresh look
August 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Are renewables really killing villages... or reviving them?
72% of EU renewable ⚡️ comes from rural regions

But for villages, the story isn’t just about climate targets – it’s about livelihoods, services, and the future of their communities

We looked at real stories showing how renewables can fund schools, strengthen farms, and keep villages alive 👇
Five ways renewables can keep villages alive
From fresh income streams to stronger farms, this is how solar and wind power are quietly transforming life in the European countryside.
meta.eeb.org
August 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
⚠️𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗲-𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻

In Nigeria, used electronics from Europe create opportunities, but also a growing e-waste crisis.

Aliyu Umar Sadiq shares what really happens when EU used products reach Africa, with insights from local experts: meta.eeb.org/2025/08/26/w...
When Europe’s electronics become Africa’s waste: a Nigerian take on producer responsibility  - META
The European Union is recognised for its strong environmental policies, yet much of its waste is dumped abroad. A perspective from Nigeria.
meta.eeb.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
World leaders have just wasted a chance to deliver the #PlasticsTreaty we need, but the fight to #BeatPlasticPollution goes on across the world

The EU has a new packaging law to prevent packaging waste and promote reuse. What do these rules mean for the Asia-Pacific region?
eeb.org/library/eu-p...
August 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Destroying unsold goods is a shocking waste of our precious resources⚠️

The EU #Ecodesign law banned the destruction of unsold #textiles...

...but a raft of potential exceptions risk allowing companies to easily side-step the ban, and keep overproducing and destroying short-lived products 🧵👇
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗: (𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿) 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿

If you know financial management, budgeting and reporting, understand EU and international standards, and wish to work for a better future where people and nature thrive together, this job is for you.

📅 Apply by 4 September
ℹ️ All info here: eeb.org/senior-finan...
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM