The Road To Green How is Europe tackling its throwaway culture? In partnership with The European Commission In this episode of The Road to Green, our reporter Cyril Fourneris travels to Amsterdam and Luxembourg to speak to the entrepreneurs and researchers on the frontline of Europe's fight against e-waste. 19/12/2023
The Road To Green 'Replacing is the norm': How hard is it to repair your smartphone? In partnership with The European Commission As Europe looks to change its throw-away culture and cut down on e-waste, we spoke to Bas Flipsen, a Professor of Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft in the Netherlands about what it takes to fix your smartphone. 19/12/2023
Earth News Recycling Ukraine's toppled buildings is an asbestos-laden headache 70% of buildings in Ukraine are estimated to contain asbestos. 12/12/2023
Earth News Euroviews. Q&A: Our addiction to plastic has to end, No More Plastic founder says At this year's Lisbon Web Summit, Euroviews talked to Rosalie Mann about the reasons why we are oblivious to the dangers plastic poses to our health and our environment, and the different ways to reduce the hazards we face almost unknowingly. 27/11/2023
Europe News MEPs back drastic cut in packaging waste but NGOs say law watered down The European Parliament approved on Wednesday new rules aiming to dramatically reduce packaging waste in the EU by several million tonnes. 22/11/2023
World News Euroviews. Why reuse is not the silver bullet to a circular economy in Europe Reuse can be useful when it comes to some items, but a broad-stroke target doesn’t work. The point of a circular economy is to take an approach which is tailored to the product, rather than a one-size-fits-all, Tahmid Chowdhury writes. 20/11/2023
Earth News French Camembert makers cheesed off at new EU recycling rules The European Commission has now addressed cheese makers' concerns about the new packaging rules. 16/11/2023
Ecotech Swedish factory boasts ability to sort most plastic in the world Hailed as a ‘game changer’, the site is big enough to receive all plastic packaging waste generated from Swedish households. 16/11/2023
No Comment WATCH: Cambodian artist recycles materials to create art work On the outskirts of Phnom Penh, a Cambodian artist recycles materials to create art work, hoping to encourage others to follow his lead. 10/11/2023
Earth News Which European countries recycle the most? EU countries have significantly increased their recycling rates, but the speed of this progress is slowing down, experts warn. 17/10/2023
Earth News Here’s how electric car batteries could be recycled in the future The researchers have developed a recycling method that allows recovery of 100 per cent of the aluminium and 98 per cent of the lithium in electric car batteries. 17/10/2023
Ecotech ‘Yuck factor’ aside, what does beer made from shower water taste like? ‘It tastes like a nice, crisp, Kölsch style ale. You'd have no idea the source of the water’ 10/10/2023
Business Planet Sustainable fashion through recycling In partnership with The European Commission From cast-off clothes to fishing nets Europeans produce a staggering 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste per year. Most is burned, dumped in landfills or exported. But fibre-to-fibre recycling is another option that a new European Commission scheme will push companies to take. 03/10/2023
Scenes Meet the Kenyan woman turning plastics into bricks In partnership with Media City "After taking that plastic waste, you can make roads. And if a kid can go to school and arrive on time through the roads I build, I'm happy." 25/09/2023
Ecotech Why has Lego abandoned plans to make recycled plastic bricks? After two years of testing, the world's largest toymaker has failed to make bricks that reduce carbon emissions. 25/09/2023
Ecotech These robots are saving waste from landfill by ripping up shoes This French company is revolutionising fashion waste recycling with cutting-edge tech. 13/09/2023
Earth News Why you should think twice before buying the new iPhone 15 Apple's latest model includes a universal charging point, but the environmental cost of upgrading your mobile is not to be ignored. 12/09/2023
World News Euroviews. A new green EU directive could see circular washing go down the drain If passed, the law will ban generic claims — from "environmentally-friendly" and "eco" to "natural" and "biodegradable" — from being made without evidence. This is a much-needed step in the right direction, Ana Birliga Sutherland writes. 05/09/2023
Scenes Meet the French eco-chic architect crafting fashionable bricks In partnership with Media City In partnership with Media City, Qatar. "I took two t-shirts, I compressed them into a brick, and it held. That's how the idea of FabBRICK emerged!" 04/09/2023
Ecotech Fast fashion firms brace for EU crackdown on waste mountain The fashion industry needs to put much more funding into tackling clothing waste. 01/09/2023