The EU exports 1.4 million tonnes of used #textiles per year to Africa and Asia.

Despite the professional and skilled #secondhand operators in importing countries, when what arrives is too low quality to resell, it becomes #waste, polluting the environment and pushing retailers into debt.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝘁🧵

Today we have been in the European Parliament to hear from municipalities, social enterprises, policymakers and experts what needs to happen 🧶👇

#fastfashion #secondhand #epr

❓ When will all products have the Digital Product Passport?

❓ Will the DPP provide enough added value compared to the cost of data collection?

❓ Will the DPP encourage more sustainable purchasing decisions?

While we do know some things about the DPP, there are more questions than answers.

We’re hiring a Senior HR Officer at the European Environmental Bureau.

📍 Brussels (hybrid – 2 days remote/week)
📄 Full-time, permanent
💰 From €3,791 gross/month (depending on experience)
🗓 Start: 11 May 2026 or ASAP
⏳ Apply by 31 Mar 2026

More info: eeb.org/en/senior-hr...

Is your phone built to be repaired, or replaced?🤳

In the EU, we have the #RightToRepair certain devices when they break or wear out - but it's not always easy.

Yet, repair is a cornerstone of a #CircularEconomy, reminded our @evamariabille.bsky.social at today's webinar with #SwitchAsia.

"We are already in ecological overshoot," @evamariabille.bsky.social from the European Environmental Bureau said at our #POLITICOSustainableSummit.

It's "a contradiction" that the Commission’s proposed Bioeconomy Strategy mentions "further growth should be in line with planetary boundaries."

🚨 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...

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.

⚠️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...

⚠️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿 – 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁

‘Simplifying #SingleMarket rules’ is the new mantra in Brussels, and a cornerstone of the new EU #SingleMarketStrategy.

But who will benefit? At what cost? And what does it mean for the #CircularEconomy? 🧵👇

🚨Job alert🚨

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 #𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆!

Some of the topics you'll be working on:
🖥️electronic waste
🚗 vehicles
🗑️landfills
♻️the EU's new Circular Economy Act

All info here: eeb.org/policy-assis...

👖What 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 nature💔

Read on👉 meta.eeb.org/2025/06/02/e...

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺!❤️‍🔥

This week, our members gathered to elect a new Board, welcome 12 new organisations to the EEB family, and chart together our way forward as Europe's largest and most diverse network of environmental NGOs. #EEB25

Ecodesign Working Plan

🗞️ The new Ecodesign Working Plan is out - but it falls short of promises.

The plan unveiled today by the @ec.europa.eu is an important first step towards making products sustainable by design, yet it does not live up to the hard-won promises in the EU #Ecodesign law. 🧵👇

Driving towards circular steel? It is possible!

This morning we gathered a full room of policy makers, industry players & civil society to discuss 2 studies on the potential of recycled #steel in the #automotive industry - and how the revised EU law on vehicle end-of-life management can boost this.

♻️At @ecesp.bsky.social, Commissioner @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu said that keeping resources in the value chain for as long as possible is what the #CircularEconomy is all about.

🌍But true circularity is so much more - and it starts with keeping resource use within planetary boundaries. #ECESP

Circularity of the EU textiles value chain in numbers A vision of the EU in its strategy on sustainable and circular textiles is to move away from fast fashion towards better and longer-lasting products, with more reuse and recycling. This briefing helps...

Social media, synthetic fibres and hazardous substances drive Europe's #textile overconsumption⚠️

@eea.europa.eu's new report unveils the troubling dynamics behind our #textiles purchases - enough to fill a large suitcase per person per year🧳

Read on: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #fastfashion

Prevention first - let’s get real about resource use and circularity ♻️ our position on the Circular Economy Act is out! Thanks to the team for their Herculean efforts in lifting this off the ground ❤️

To make circular economy a reality, we must turn off the tap first Eva Maria Bille, the EEB’s new circular economy lead, calls for action on resource reduction, enabling a systemic shift for a better future.

What does it take to make our economy truly circular?

Our Head of Circular Economy @evamariabille.bsky.social tells @en.ioplus.nl that the shift towards a better future begins with resource use reduction.

Read on: meta.eeb.org/2025/02/17/t... #circulareconomy