In @bordeauxmetropole.bsky.social, an estimated 174,000 t of food waste are sent for incineration every year – that’s ⅓ of all waste in the residual stream 😱
In an effort to avoid this resource loss, the Metropole has been working to divert food waste away from disposal.
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🥤 Eliminating single-use plastic from public events?
In 2023, Métropole de Lyon added one rule to their catering contracts: no disposables, reusables only, across 58 municipalities & 1.4M people.
4 years on, suppliers have permanently changed and the model is spreading. Case study: zurl.co/LRqNB
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Today is an emotional day for Zero Waste Europe as our Founder, @jmsimonl.bsky.social, caps off 20 years of work with us and gets ready for his next professional adventure.
Join us in celebrating JM's zero waste legacy by reading his ''Daring to imagine a zero waste Europe' 👇
Here's to you, JM! 💚
Neuigkeiten aus Deutschland!
The Höxter district is on its way to becoming a Zero Waste Certified Region with repair cafés, a new Advisory Board, and a certification audit planned for 2026!
📖 Read more in the latest VKS News 👇
🔗 zurl.co/wglsq
Copyright: VKS-News 305 Zero Waste (05/2026) by VKU e.V.
📊 Reuse or refill industry? We need your voice to map the state of reuse and refill across Europe, the European Reuse Barometer 2026 is live!
👉 Fill in the survey: zurl.co/E5Kfz
🔄 Share with your network!
⏳ Deadline: 3 July
#Reuse #Refill #CircularEconomy #Packaging #Sustainability #EuropeanUnion
The results? 🤑
Over a 5-year period, decentralised composting yields a net economic benefit of 193,595 €, a significant saving compared to 2.4M € in costs under the status quo. Even in a scenario with lower participation, costs are still lower than under the current model.
📖 zurl.co/5sLrs
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In 2025, they set up 100 community composting sites in the outer ring, with plans to build another 300 by the end of 2026!
However, as any city official knows, the budget needs to work as well. With the help of Lumec, Bordeaux decided to compare the economics of the two scenarios.
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For 22 years, @ukwin.bsky.social has made sure no community had to face an incinerator alone. 🔥🚫
We sat down with Shlomo Dowen (UKWIN coordinator) to trace how isolated local groups grew into a connected movement pushing back against incineration across the UK
🔗 Watch full interview: zurl.co/floJm
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