Join us in exploring zero waste trends in Europe
Love Zero Waste is partnering with Zero Waste Europe to explore zero waste trends in Europe during October. We have a great line-up of experts whom you'll meet in our social media channels during this month, ranging from policymakers and entrepreneurs to activists.
During the coming weeks, we'll do several Instagram Lives and podcast interviews. All interviews will result in one big podcast episode on zero waste trends in Europe, released in November.
Here are the topics we'll focus on throughout October:
October 5-11: Trendy reuse — the opportunities of refill, return and rent
Refill, return and rent are all examples of the broad spectrum of “reuse what we already have”. Switching from single-use to reuse, there are endless opportunities, but also a few challenges ahead. Learn more about the European reuse trends and the wave of businesses and other initiatives working to shift our minds and economy towards zero waste.
October 12-18: Naked products changing consumer behaviour
Consumers are ditching the packaging, and packaging-free shops and other zero waste shopping solutions are growing in numbers and scale all across Europe. Learn more about naked products and only buying as much as you need. Listen to the stories of success and failure behind this rediscovered and revamped way of shopping.
October 19-25: No excuses — the end of the single-use as we know it
The EU has announced a ban on single-use plastics, and the plastics industry is fighting back hard. With a focus on people with periods and the products they use to contain the blood, learn more about how ending single use-use items affect life on earth, your wallet, health and innovation.
October 26-31: Our future health — with or without plastics
Illegal plastic waste exports, micro and nano plastic particles are seeping into our bodies, and a literal wave of single-use plastics items to keep us safe in the time of the pandemic. Learn more about how plastics affect lives and health on earth, what the alternatives are, and what life on earth without plastics could look like.
If you have tips on ideas, people or organisations, which you think represent European best practice and significant trends on the continent, drop us a DM on Instagram! We're eager to find out more!
Zero Waste Europe is the European network of communities, local leaders, experts, and change agents working towards the elimination of waste in our society and to empower communities to redesign their relationship with resources, and to adopt smarter lifestyles and sustainable consumption patterns in line with a circular economy.
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