The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is set its 17th edition, from 22 to 30 November 2025. During this week, 13,107 actions focusing on waste reduction, product reuse and repair, materials recycling, and clean-ups took place across 33 countries in Europe and beyond. The EWWR is a leading international campaign advocating waste prevention during … Read more
The annual EWWR Awards Ceremony took place on 12 June in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) and revealed the names of the most outstanding awareness-raising actions on waste reduction implemented in November 2024. Marieke Schouten from the European Committee of the Regions and Serena Lisai, Project Manager at ACR+ and EWWR European Coordinator, opened the ceremony and welcomed the participants … Read more
By Vera Brocchieri, Daniela Floris As the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports, large-scale commercial agriculture remains one of the main causes of deforestation and forest degradation. Starting with a legislative-initiative resolution addressed to the Union’s executive, the European Parliament has been pushing, since 2020, for a legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global … Read more
Join the #PloggingChallenge! A virtual competition for runners who want to be part of the World Plogging Championship! The World Plogging Championship will be held on 1-2-3 October in Val Pellice, Piedmont, Italy. During the event, professionistal runners and amateues will compete to win the first edition of the race that helps the environment. If … Read more
After the successful 2020 pilot edition, this fall eco-runners from all over the world will gather for the first World Plogging Championship with one common goal: raising awareness on abandoned waste. On 9th July, the qualifications for the first edition of the World Plogging Championship will start with the Gran Trail Courmayeur. The global event, … Read more
From 9th May to 28th November, we can all take part to Let’s Clean Up Europe (LCUE), the European campaign that raises awareness against littering. Here is the news of 2021 edition. Let’s Clean Up Europe is a campaign fostered by EWWR (European Week for Waste Reduction), an initiative that started in 2015 under the … Read more
Erik Ahlström, Italy for Climate and Legambiente are the three Winners of the AICA 2020 Award, with a special mention to Domenico Errani. Erik Ahlström, Italy for Climate and Legambiente are the Winners of the AICA 2020 Award. The ceremony was livestreamed for the first time, due to the pandemic restrictions. In addition, Domenico Errani … Read more