The exponential growth of #fastfashion is creating unmanageable levels of textile waste, and choking the second-hand sector๐๐
On 15 April, join our event with @zerowasteeurope.eu, @rreuse.bsky.social, @saskiabricmont.bsky.social and Delara Burkhardt to hear how the EU can fix this๐งต๐
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With 100+ organisations, we demand an ambitious #DigitalFairnessAct that sets clear boundaries for what companies can and cannot do online.
@ec.europa.eu has promised to act. Will it resist industry pressure and deliver the strong law we all deserve?
Our letter๐ eeb.org/en/library/c... @beuc.eu
The EU Parliament has just endorsed new rules to make the automotive sector more circular, but the deal fails to:
๐reduce the number and size of vehicles on our roads
๐prioritise durability, repair and reuse
๐hold producers accountable for vehicles exported outside the EU
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"Choose your side", said the signs outside @ec.europa.eu's HQ.
On one side, France - taking action to curb ultra-fast fashion with a trailblazing law (currently stalled in Brussels).
On the other, #fastfashion lobbies - with both #Shein and H&M meeting EU executives in one week.
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Same years. Same planet.
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When the going gets tough, the tough gets creative.
Please, consider donating to @eeb.org this Christmas, so that we don't give our HR more heart attacks by tying one of us to a moving car.
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As @ec.europa.eu moves to dilute key health and environmental protections, including newly approved waste laws, @investigate-europe.eu reveals our landfills are out of control
@ec.europa.eu, this is not the time to dismantle the laws that protect us and the environment, but to strengthen them - so that we can all rely on clean water, fresh air, and healthy soils.
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Today @ec.europa.eu released its updated Bioeconomy Strategy โ but it lacks the ambition needed to align Europeโs resource use with the ecological limits of our planet.
Our reaction: eeb.org/commissions-...
๐ซต 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 here๐
therestartproject.org/about/jobs/ @therestartproject.org #EUJobs #GreenJobs
New #Eurostat figures reveal a troubling trend:
Europeโs 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
"๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐". ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐: 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...
๐ eeb.org/library/eeb-...
How easy is it to buy healthy and green in Europe?
We went mystery shopping in 13 countries and what we found is: sustainable products are mostly cheaper, but not always easy to find.
Supermarkets must do better. Check out our findings and recommendations below. ๐ @eeb.org @beuc.eu
While #fastfashion brands flood the market with cheap, synthetic garments, much of what we discard ends up in Asia and Africa, polluting water, harming local workers health, and overwhelming local reuse markets.
We must act at the source.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... #circulartextilesday
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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...
The destruction of unsold and returned goods is an outrage we cannot afford
This week, we warned @ec.europa.eu about the danger of allowing too many exceptions to the ban on the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes
Destruction should ONLY be allowed when reuse is TRULY impossible
Read on๐
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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.
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Apply by 4 September
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Planning for the end of life is important โ and with cars, burying the problem wonโt make it go away.
The automotive sector has major environmental impacts, but also an enormous potential to make a difference...
My latest article feat. Fynn Hauschke: meta.eeb.org/2025/06/18/d...
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@press.consilium.europa.eu has just voted to weaken a crucial regulation to make vehicles more sustainable, from design to end-of-life management
Read our press release with @umwelthilfe.bsky.social & @ecos.ngo๐
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The global trade in used textiles is just one example of Europeโs excessive contribution to global overconsumption.
What can the EU do to fix this?
Read our joint recommendations with @ecos.ngo: eeb.org/library/rede... #textilewaste #wastetrade #secondhand
๐What happens to the clothes we donate?
Chances are, they might be packed up in a bale with hundreds of other cast offs and exported to a country such as Ghana...
...at a very high cost for local communities and nature๐
Read on๐ meta.eeb.org/2025/06/02/e...
A #CircularEconomy can help solve some of Europe's most pressing challenges
What are the impacts of EU circularity policies on Asia-Pacific? And how can we build successful partnerships?
Join our #EUGreenWeek webinar with SWITCH-Asia Official to find the answers: switch-asia.eu/event/the-eu...
๐ Weโre hiring a (Senior) Finance Officer! Join the EEB โ Europeโs largest environmental NGO network.
Full-time, permanent role in Brussels. Use your finance skills for public good + sustainability.
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Apply by 2 June 2025
๐ More info: eeb.org/jobs
The EU has voted to ban forever chemicals - PFAS - in firefighting foam.
PFAS-free foams are already available and in use so to keep using ones with PFAS is unnecessary.
But PFAS are everywhere - not just in firefighting foam. Now we need a full ban on all uses.
Today the EEB marched with thousands of NGO workers, union members and citizens in Brussels against austerity cuts that harm essential services, people and planet.
โ๏ธ Working in an NGO? Sign the open letter: bit.ly/FairCSO
๐ Next mobilisation: 22 May
#FairCSOs #StopAusterity
Industry and NGOs joined forces to call for a law that ensures:
๐ vehicles are designed for reuse, repair, and high-quality recycling
๐ the right treatment processes to facilitate reuse and maximise material recovery at the end of a vehicleโs life
Read the joint statement: eeb.org/library/join...
#Greenwashing deceives consumers and harms sustainable businesses by creating unfair competition.
As EU leaders resume the talks on the #GreenClaims law, we call on them to:
๐ขban the most misleading claims, including on 'climate neutrality'
๐ขrequire maximum transparency and independent verification
Read NGOs' and industries' joint call for a robust #GreenClaims Directive: eeb.org/library/ngos...
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