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Repair cafés, sustainable smartphones and product passports: Tackling Europe's throwaway culture

The Road To Green

Video. How is Europe tackling its throwaway culture?

Updated: 20/12/2023 - 15:25 GMT+1

In partnership with The European Commission

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.

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