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Consultancies recommend the use of the Reuse Blueprint as it offers:
✅ Real-world case studies from diverse European contexts.
✅ Policy insights to support your recommendations.
✅ Technical guidance for interoperable systems.
✅ A clear path to making reuse the norm.
Full Blueprint: zurl.co/VOWnZ
✅ Real-world case studies from diverse European contexts.
✅ Policy insights to support your recommendations.
✅ Technical guidance for interoperable systems.
✅ A clear path to making reuse the norm.
Full Blueprint: zurl.co/VOWnZ
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Consultancies recommend the use of the Reuse Blueprint as it offers:
✅ Real-world case studies from diverse European contexts.
✅ Policy insights to support your recommendations.
✅ Technical guidance for interoperable systems.
✅ A clear path to making reuse the norm.
Full Blueprint: zurl.co/VOWnZ
✅ Real-world case studies from diverse European contexts.
✅ Policy insights to support your recommendations.
✅ Technical guidance for interoperable systems.
✅ A clear path to making reuse the norm.
Full Blueprint: zurl.co/VOWnZ
In a small town in Northern Estonia, the municipality has come up with a novel idea to combat overconsumption of fast (and ultra-fast) fashion: giving donated clothing, shoes, and accessories away for free 👗 💸
Learn more about Saku's pilot 👉 zerowasteeurope.eu/2025/11/the-...
Learn more about Saku's pilot 👉 zerowasteeurope.eu/2025/11/the-...
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In a small town in Northern Estonia, the municipality has come up with a novel idea to combat overconsumption of fast (and ultra-fast) fashion: giving donated clothing, shoes, and accessories away for free 👗 💸
Learn more about Saku's pilot 👉 zerowasteeurope.eu/2025/11/the-...
Learn more about Saku's pilot 👉 zerowasteeurope.eu/2025/11/the-...
We're concerned about talks to reopen the #PPWR as part of the upcoming Environmental Simplification Package.
A @reloop.bsky.social-led joint call of 112 signatories, incl/ ZWE, urged @ec.europa.eu to maintain the stability needed to achieve a circular economy.
Full joint call 👉 zurl.co/Pbpvo
A @reloop.bsky.social-led joint call of 112 signatories, incl/ ZWE, urged @ec.europa.eu to maintain the stability needed to achieve a circular economy.
Full joint call 👉 zurl.co/Pbpvo
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We're concerned about talks to reopen the #PPWR as part of the upcoming Environmental Simplification Package.
A @reloop.bsky.social-led joint call of 112 signatories, incl/ ZWE, urged @ec.europa.eu to maintain the stability needed to achieve a circular economy.
Full joint call 👉 zurl.co/Pbpvo
A @reloop.bsky.social-led joint call of 112 signatories, incl/ ZWE, urged @ec.europa.eu to maintain the stability needed to achieve a circular economy.
Full joint call 👉 zurl.co/Pbpvo
This first guidance gives an overview of how collection infrastructure can be designed to maximise the volume & quality of collected textiles, looking at:
🗑️ System setup
📐 Design & maintenance
🏦 Procurement
🗓️ Frequency
♻️ Collecting for recycling
Check it out! zerowasteeurope.eu/library/meas...
🗑️ System setup
📐 Design & maintenance
🏦 Procurement
🗓️ Frequency
♻️ Collecting for recycling
Check it out! zerowasteeurope.eu/library/meas...
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This first guidance gives an overview of how collection infrastructure can be designed to maximise the volume & quality of collected textiles, looking at:
🗑️ System setup
📐 Design & maintenance
🏦 Procurement
🗓️ Frequency
♻️ Collecting for recycling
Check it out! zerowasteeurope.eu/library/meas...
🗑️ System setup
📐 Design & maintenance
🏦 Procurement
🗓️ Frequency
♻️ Collecting for recycling
Check it out! zerowasteeurope.eu/library/meas...
We’re just going to come out and say it.
There is no one-size-fits-all for municipal textile management (and you shouldn’t wait around for one 😶🌫️)
Broken dreams aside, we still have some good news, as we just launched the first edition of our new Municipal Manual for Circular Textile Systems!
There is no one-size-fits-all for municipal textile management (and you shouldn’t wait around for one 😶🌫️)
Broken dreams aside, we still have some good news, as we just launched the first edition of our new Municipal Manual for Circular Textile Systems!
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We’re just going to come out and say it.
There is no one-size-fits-all for municipal textile management (and you shouldn’t wait around for one 😶🌫️)
Broken dreams aside, we still have some good news, as we just launched the first edition of our new Municipal Manual for Circular Textile Systems!
There is no one-size-fits-all for municipal textile management (and you shouldn’t wait around for one 😶🌫️)
Broken dreams aside, we still have some good news, as we just launched the first edition of our new Municipal Manual for Circular Textile Systems!
Wellbeing and L&D are often thought of as nice-to-haves, especially in NGOs where budgets might be tight 💸 However, it doesn’t have to be this way!
In this #MeetTheTeam blog, ZWE’s HR Officer Anna Garstka shares concrete advice on how organisations can ensure employee wellbeing 💜
👉 zurl.co/RkNpl
In this #MeetTheTeam blog, ZWE’s HR Officer Anna Garstka shares concrete advice on how organisations can ensure employee wellbeing 💜
👉 zurl.co/RkNpl
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Wellbeing and L&D are often thought of as nice-to-haves, especially in NGOs where budgets might be tight 💸 However, it doesn’t have to be this way!
In this #MeetTheTeam blog, ZWE’s HR Officer Anna Garstka shares concrete advice on how organisations can ensure employee wellbeing 💜
👉 zurl.co/RkNpl
In this #MeetTheTeam blog, ZWE’s HR Officer Anna Garstka shares concrete advice on how organisations can ensure employee wellbeing 💜
👉 zurl.co/RkNpl
➡️ Tomorrow, 20 November, we wrap up our participation in #COP30 with an essential discussion on climate justice 💪
🗑️ Carbon pricing and waste management: Balancing climate goals with social equity (13:30 BRT)
🗑️ Carbon pricing and waste management: Balancing climate goals with social equity (13:30 BRT)
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
➡️ Tomorrow, 20 November, we wrap up our participation in #COP30 with an essential discussion on climate justice 💪
🗑️ Carbon pricing and waste management: Balancing climate goals with social equity (13:30 BRT)
🗑️ Carbon pricing and waste management: Balancing climate goals with social equity (13:30 BRT)
The momentum for climate action is building at #COP30! 🌍
@janekvahk.bsky.social is speaking at two events today:
🌬️ LOW-methane in action: Reducing organic waste in Dhaka (10:00 BRT)
🍌 From pledges to practice: Implementing and financing food waste reduction after COP30 (17:15 BRT)
@janekvahk.bsky.social is speaking at two events today:
🌬️ LOW-methane in action: Reducing organic waste in Dhaka (10:00 BRT)
🍌 From pledges to practice: Implementing and financing food waste reduction after COP30 (17:15 BRT)
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The momentum for climate action is building at #COP30! 🌍
@janekvahk.bsky.social is speaking at two events today:
🌬️ LOW-methane in action: Reducing organic waste in Dhaka (10:00 BRT)
🍌 From pledges to practice: Implementing and financing food waste reduction after COP30 (17:15 BRT)
@janekvahk.bsky.social is speaking at two events today:
🌬️ LOW-methane in action: Reducing organic waste in Dhaka (10:00 BRT)
🍌 From pledges to practice: Implementing and financing food waste reduction after COP30 (17:15 BRT)
Today, our Director @esradt.bsky.social joins @ec.europa.eu's Raw Materials Week with a clear message: let’s face it, Europe has little chance to out‑mine other regions.
Europe’s competitiveness will come from designing smarter, using materials strategically, and keeping them in the loop for good.
Europe’s competitiveness will come from designing smarter, using materials strategically, and keeping them in the loop for good.
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today, our Director @esradt.bsky.social joins @ec.europa.eu's Raw Materials Week with a clear message: let’s face it, Europe has little chance to out‑mine other regions.
Europe’s competitiveness will come from designing smarter, using materials strategically, and keeping them in the loop for good.
Europe’s competitiveness will come from designing smarter, using materials strategically, and keeping them in the loop for good.
Why should businesses embrace reuse packaging systems?
The ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint provides the practical steps businesses need to fully embrace reuse, making it scalable, harmonised, and economically viable.
Discover the Blueprint: www.reusevanguardproject.eu
The ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint provides the practical steps businesses need to fully embrace reuse, making it scalable, harmonised, and economically viable.
Discover the Blueprint: www.reusevanguardproject.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Why should businesses embrace reuse packaging systems?
The ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint provides the practical steps businesses need to fully embrace reuse, making it scalable, harmonised, and economically viable.
Discover the Blueprint: www.reusevanguardproject.eu
The ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint provides the practical steps businesses need to fully embrace reuse, making it scalable, harmonised, and economically viable.
Discover the Blueprint: www.reusevanguardproject.eu
Today, we're zooming in on a super practical solution that can significantly reduce landfill emissions: MRBT.
Join us at the Nordic Pavilion at 15:30 BRT to learn how pretreatment systems prevent methane formation at the source while enabling resource recovery.
Event details 👉 lnkd.in/eg8vmmFH
Join us at the Nordic Pavilion at 15:30 BRT to learn how pretreatment systems prevent methane formation at the source while enabling resource recovery.
Event details 👉 lnkd.in/eg8vmmFH
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Today, we're zooming in on a super practical solution that can significantly reduce landfill emissions: MRBT.
Join us at the Nordic Pavilion at 15:30 BRT to learn how pretreatment systems prevent methane formation at the source while enabling resource recovery.
Event details 👉 lnkd.in/eg8vmmFH
Join us at the Nordic Pavilion at 15:30 BRT to learn how pretreatment systems prevent methane formation at the source while enabling resource recovery.
Event details 👉 lnkd.in/eg8vmmFH
We're at COP30 with @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social to make the case that stopping waste methane is the quickest path to climate relief.
Over the first two days, @janekvahk.bsky.social has talked about data transparency at the WasteMAP event and organised the first ZWE event on bio-waste solutions 💪
Over the first two days, @janekvahk.bsky.social has talked about data transparency at the WasteMAP event and organised the first ZWE event on bio-waste solutions 💪
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We're at COP30 with @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social to make the case that stopping waste methane is the quickest path to climate relief.
Over the first two days, @janekvahk.bsky.social has talked about data transparency at the WasteMAP event and organised the first ZWE event on bio-waste solutions 💪
Over the first two days, @janekvahk.bsky.social has talked about data transparency at the WasteMAP event and organised the first ZWE event on bio-waste solutions 💪
@janekvahk.bsky.social is heading to #COP30 today! Catch him here:
🗺️ 10 Nov (17:00): WasteMAP at work
🏵️ 11 Nov (11:00): Preventing methane and powering change
🗑️ 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste
🌬️ 17 Nov (10:00): LOW-methane in action
Join us: zurl.co/1UmHt
🗺️ 10 Nov (17:00): WasteMAP at work
🏵️ 11 Nov (11:00): Preventing methane and powering change
🗑️ 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste
🌬️ 17 Nov (10:00): LOW-methane in action
Join us: zurl.co/1UmHt
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
@janekvahk.bsky.social is heading to #COP30 today! Catch him here:
🗺️ 10 Nov (17:00): WasteMAP at work
🏵️ 11 Nov (11:00): Preventing methane and powering change
🗑️ 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste
🌬️ 17 Nov (10:00): LOW-methane in action
Join us: zurl.co/1UmHt
🗺️ 10 Nov (17:00): WasteMAP at work
🏵️ 11 Nov (11:00): Preventing methane and powering change
🗑️ 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste
🌬️ 17 Nov (10:00): LOW-methane in action
Join us: zurl.co/1UmHt
Join us on 18 Nov in Madrid (or online) as experts gather to shape Spain's upcoming DRS for beverage containers.
📍 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid | Hybrid event
Co-organised by Retorna, Zero Waste Europe, and Reloop
👉 Register: zurl.co/0hs4r
📍 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid | Hybrid event
Co-organised by Retorna, Zero Waste Europe, and Reloop
👉 Register: zurl.co/0hs4r
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us on 18 Nov in Madrid (or online) as experts gather to shape Spain's upcoming DRS for beverage containers.
📍 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid | Hybrid event
Co-organised by Retorna, Zero Waste Europe, and Reloop
👉 Register: zurl.co/0hs4r
📍 NH Zurbano Hotel, Madrid | Hybrid event
Co-organised by Retorna, Zero Waste Europe, and Reloop
👉 Register: zurl.co/0hs4r
💡 Why should everyone involved in reuse systems use the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint?
✅ See below why @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening & the Environmental Defense Fund endorse the Reuse Blueprint, and read the whole thing by yourself at zurl.co/kVPbH
✅ See below why @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening & the Environmental Defense Fund endorse the Reuse Blueprint, and read the whole thing by yourself at zurl.co/kVPbH
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
💡 Why should everyone involved in reuse systems use the ReuSe Vanguard Project (RSVP) Reuse Blueprint?
✅ See below why @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening & the Environmental Defense Fund endorse the Reuse Blueprint, and read the whole thing by yourself at zurl.co/kVPbH
✅ See below why @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social, Danmarks Naturfredningsforening & the Environmental Defense Fund endorse the Reuse Blueprint, and read the whole thing by yourself at zurl.co/kVPbH
Heads up, #COP30 goers! 📢
Methane from waste is a crisis we can fix NOW. Join our side events on zero waste solutions:
📆 11 Nov (11:00): Global bio-waste solutions for a climate-safe future.
📅 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste.
More: zurl.co/mbz0P
@unep.org
Methane from waste is a crisis we can fix NOW. Join our side events on zero waste solutions:
📆 11 Nov (11:00): Global bio-waste solutions for a climate-safe future.
📅 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste.
More: zurl.co/mbz0P
@unep.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Heads up, #COP30 goers! 📢
Methane from waste is a crisis we can fix NOW. Join our side events on zero waste solutions:
📆 11 Nov (11:00): Global bio-waste solutions for a climate-safe future.
📅 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste.
More: zurl.co/mbz0P
@unep.org
Methane from waste is a crisis we can fix NOW. Join our side events on zero waste solutions:
📆 11 Nov (11:00): Global bio-waste solutions for a climate-safe future.
📅 12 Nov (15:30): MRBT – Fast track climate solution for residual waste.
More: zurl.co/mbz0P
@unep.org
Last week in Brussels, we hosted the first global gathering on movement building, sharing stories from Brazil, Ghana and Spain, and launched our Blueprint for Movement Building, a living guide for civil society collaboration.
👉 Key takeaways: zurl.co/vswLj
📘 Explore the Blueprint: zurl.co/d0LM6
👉 Key takeaways: zurl.co/vswLj
📘 Explore the Blueprint: zurl.co/d0LM6
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Last week in Brussels, we hosted the first global gathering on movement building, sharing stories from Brazil, Ghana and Spain, and launched our Blueprint for Movement Building, a living guide for civil society collaboration.
👉 Key takeaways: zurl.co/vswLj
📘 Explore the Blueprint: zurl.co/d0LM6
👉 Key takeaways: zurl.co/vswLj
📘 Explore the Blueprint: zurl.co/d0LM6
🥳 After 3 years of collaboration, our Blueprint for Movement Building is here!
A living manual for civil society collaboration, built on lessons from our national zero waste alliances and 15 years of our experience growing Europe’s zero waste movement ✨
Check it out 👉 zurl.co/nnZOx
A living manual for civil society collaboration, built on lessons from our national zero waste alliances and 15 years of our experience growing Europe’s zero waste movement ✨
Check it out 👉 zurl.co/nnZOx
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🥳 After 3 years of collaboration, our Blueprint for Movement Building is here!
A living manual for civil society collaboration, built on lessons from our national zero waste alliances and 15 years of our experience growing Europe’s zero waste movement ✨
Check it out 👉 zurl.co/nnZOx
A living manual for civil society collaboration, built on lessons from our national zero waste alliances and 15 years of our experience growing Europe’s zero waste movement ✨
Check it out 👉 zurl.co/nnZOx
How can communities cut #methane emissions from waste faster?
This week in Brussels, city leaders, funders, and zero waste changemakers from around the world shared practical, local solutions.
🔗 Curious about the insights? Read our latest blog post to discover the key takeaways: zurl.co/hWQV6
This week in Brussels, city leaders, funders, and zero waste changemakers from around the world shared practical, local solutions.
🔗 Curious about the insights? Read our latest blog post to discover the key takeaways: zurl.co/hWQV6
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
How can communities cut #methane emissions from waste faster?
This week in Brussels, city leaders, funders, and zero waste changemakers from around the world shared practical, local solutions.
🔗 Curious about the insights? Read our latest blog post to discover the key takeaways: zurl.co/hWQV6
This week in Brussels, city leaders, funders, and zero waste changemakers from around the world shared practical, local solutions.
🔗 Curious about the insights? Read our latest blog post to discover the key takeaways: zurl.co/hWQV6
@esradt.bsky.social and other colleagues from @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social will be at the Global Zero Waste Forum in Turkey to share our decade(s)-long experience on zero waste models that are:
✅ People-centred;
✅ All about systemic change;
✅ Already happening at scale.
✅ Focused on upstream measures.
✅ People-centred;
✅ All about systemic change;
✅ Already happening at scale.
✅ Focused on upstream measures.
October 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@esradt.bsky.social and other colleagues from @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social will be at the Global Zero Waste Forum in Turkey to share our decade(s)-long experience on zero waste models that are:
✅ People-centred;
✅ All about systemic change;
✅ Already happening at scale.
✅ Focused on upstream measures.
✅ People-centred;
✅ All about systemic change;
✅ Already happening at scale.
✅ Focused on upstream measures.
🏙️ 36 cities & reuse businesses call for a fairer, prevention-first EPR reform! Current systems reward waste over reuse.
It’s time to fund prevention & circularity. ♻️
Check the campaign👉 zurl.co/WosTS
#EPRreform #BreaktheSingleUseBias
It’s time to fund prevention & circularity. ♻️
Check the campaign👉 zurl.co/WosTS
#EPRreform #BreaktheSingleUseBias
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🏙️ 36 cities & reuse businesses call for a fairer, prevention-first EPR reform! Current systems reward waste over reuse.
It’s time to fund prevention & circularity. ♻️
Check the campaign👉 zurl.co/WosTS
#EPRreform #BreaktheSingleUseBias
It’s time to fund prevention & circularity. ♻️
Check the campaign👉 zurl.co/WosTS
#EPRreform #BreaktheSingleUseBias
Heard about cap-and-trade, but don't really see how it fits into the bigger (methane) picture? 🌬️🖼️
On Wednesday, Dr Dominic Hogg will present his work on cap-and-trade during the #MethaneMatters conference. Join us to learn how the policy can help close the 🇪🇺 gap on landfill methane.
zurl.co/UydTO
On Wednesday, Dr Dominic Hogg will present his work on cap-and-trade during the #MethaneMatters conference. Join us to learn how the policy can help close the 🇪🇺 gap on landfill methane.
zurl.co/UydTO
October 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Heard about cap-and-trade, but don't really see how it fits into the bigger (methane) picture? 🌬️🖼️
On Wednesday, Dr Dominic Hogg will present his work on cap-and-trade during the #MethaneMatters conference. Join us to learn how the policy can help close the 🇪🇺 gap on landfill methane.
zurl.co/UydTO
On Wednesday, Dr Dominic Hogg will present his work on cap-and-trade during the #MethaneMatters conference. Join us to learn how the policy can help close the 🇪🇺 gap on landfill methane.
zurl.co/UydTO
GAIA Africa in the house ❤️
Loved having Niven Reddy over to tell us more about GAIA Africa's work on wastepicker rights, the Global Plastics Treaty, textiles, and waste colonialism, among many other topics.
Check GAIA Africa's learn more about their inspiring work - www.no-burn.org/africa/
Loved having Niven Reddy over to tell us more about GAIA Africa's work on wastepicker rights, the Global Plastics Treaty, textiles, and waste colonialism, among many other topics.
Check GAIA Africa's learn more about their inspiring work - www.no-burn.org/africa/
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
GAIA Africa in the house ❤️
Loved having Niven Reddy over to tell us more about GAIA Africa's work on wastepicker rights, the Global Plastics Treaty, textiles, and waste colonialism, among many other topics.
Check GAIA Africa's learn more about their inspiring work - www.no-burn.org/africa/
Loved having Niven Reddy over to tell us more about GAIA Africa's work on wastepicker rights, the Global Plastics Treaty, textiles, and waste colonialism, among many other topics.
Check GAIA Africa's learn more about their inspiring work - www.no-burn.org/africa/
The EU is considering cap-and-trade for landfill residuals under the #CEA; but how can it be set up in a way that results in fewer emissions and smarter resource use?
The short answer?
All residuals should be covered, not just landfill.
The long answer?
Read our new brief: zurl.co/nPMwR
The short answer?
All residuals should be covered, not just landfill.
The long answer?
Read our new brief: zurl.co/nPMwR
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The EU is considering cap-and-trade for landfill residuals under the #CEA; but how can it be set up in a way that results in fewer emissions and smarter resource use?
The short answer?
All residuals should be covered, not just landfill.
The long answer?
Read our new brief: zurl.co/nPMwR
The short answer?
All residuals should be covered, not just landfill.
The long answer?
Read our new brief: zurl.co/nPMwR
The change is already happening - but how do we scale it? 🌍
Join us on 16-17 October 2025 at the IV Estonian Zero Waste Conference, co-organised by Zero Waste Estonia SA and Zero Waste Europe, to tackle the big question: how do systems actually change?
Info + registration: www.zwee.org/conference
Join us on 16-17 October 2025 at the IV Estonian Zero Waste Conference, co-organised by Zero Waste Estonia SA and Zero Waste Europe, to tackle the big question: how do systems actually change?
Info + registration: www.zwee.org/conference
October 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The change is already happening - but how do we scale it? 🌍
Join us on 16-17 October 2025 at the IV Estonian Zero Waste Conference, co-organised by Zero Waste Estonia SA and Zero Waste Europe, to tackle the big question: how do systems actually change?
Info + registration: www.zwee.org/conference
Join us on 16-17 October 2025 at the IV Estonian Zero Waste Conference, co-organised by Zero Waste Estonia SA and Zero Waste Europe, to tackle the big question: how do systems actually change?
Info + registration: www.zwee.org/conference