Towards a new relationship with resources
Fair Resource Foundation is committed to a new relationship with resources. A relationship that respects the carrying capacity of the earth. Driven by our passion for waste prevention, smart policy, circular systems and reuse, we strive for a new system. We achieve this through policy advocacy, systems analysis, stimulating debate, building coalitions and research. With passion and determination, we work to realise a positive impact on our planet and society.
Our work
Resources
We are working toward a sustainable and equitable use of resources that is within the carrying capacity of the planet.
Waste and pollution
We strive for ambitious waste policies that are committed to reducing waste and fighting litter.
Fair environmental policy
We encourage politicians and policy makers to formulate sustainable, social environmental policies.
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THE NETHERLANDS AS A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE PLASTIC WASTE TRADE
Rotterdam becomes the first city in the Netherlands without disposable cups! At more than 30 hospitality partners, you can now borrow a deposit cup. Empty cups can go into the drop-off machine at Rotterdam Central Station. A project of our transition program Mission Reuse.
Collectief Circulair Textiel
Collectief Circulair Textiel was founded by Fair Resource Foundation and is the first producer organisation in Europe founded by an environmental organisation! Visit the website and read more about what the collective does.
Latest publications
Customers pay the bill for McDonald’s pollution
For two years now, all hospitality establishments in the Netherlands have been required to serve food and drinks for on-site consumption in reusable packaging. However, since the summer of 2024, McDonald’s Netherlands has been violating the law by offering single-use cardboard cups with plastic coating in its restaurants. As a result, the country’s largest fast-food chain is not only non-compliant and wasting resources, but is even making customers pay extra by charging a fee for these single-use cups.
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