Latest publications
Open letter: Safety of food contact materials: 20 years of inaction on EU’s basic rules
In this open letter issued to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Fair Resource Foundation and 50+ organisations call for immediate revision of the Food Contact Materials (FCM) Regulation.
Brand audit Ostend: who are the biggest beach polluters?
Coca-Cola, Unilever, Lidl are the main culprits for the pollution of the Flemish Coast in Ostend. Not families with children, nor tourists. Fair Resource Foundation joined forces with Proper Strand Lopers and City to Ocean to hold producers accountable.
Open letter: For an ambitious EU mandate embracing a holistic vision on circular economy
Over the past five years, the EU has made significant progress in developing policies and legislation to promote a more circular economy, notably through the Circular Economy Action Plan. However, the percentage of circular material use in the EU has essentially stagnated, increasing only marginally from 10.7% in 2010 to 11.5% in 2022.
Retrospective on the weeffouten-symposium
Tuesday 15 October was the official launch of Platform Weeffouten with the symposium ‘Together towards environmental policies that work!’
Reusable Packaging Fair 2024
After the success of the first Reusable Packaging Fair, we would like to invite you to the next edition on Tuesday 19 November 2024 at Congrescentrum 1931 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Reusable Packaging Fair is partly organised by Mission Reuse, a collaborative project between Natuur & Milieu, Enviu and Fair Resource Foundation.
04 Governance – Review of EPR for Packaging Waste in Belgium
This paper is the fourth of a series with the goal of elevating the discussion on producer responsibility for packaging, pushing it to a higher level, and stimulating better policy making. In this paper, we explore one specific element of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for municipal packaging and packaging waste in Belgium, namely the governance of the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) that collectively manages the individual producers’ responsibilities in relation
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PFAS : la raison pour laquelle les œufs de poule sont dangereux pour la santé
Amsterdam, 30 janvier 2024 – Le PFAS, le « produit chimique éternel », est désormais partout : dans notre alimentation, dans l’eau et même dans les œufs des poule. Comment en est-on arrivé là ? Transparency International Pays-Bas (TI-NL) recherche les causes profondes de ce problème dans le cadre de son projet Weeffouten.
[Position paper] On the road to ambitious Deposit Return Systems all over Europe
While the general ambitions of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), especially regarding the reuse targets, have been largely watered down by industry lobbies, we do still welcome the direction given to DRS in the new revision of the PPWR. With this joint letter – signed by 50 European organizations – we comment on the regulation, which consecrates DRS as a solution to increase selective collection, foster reuse and
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Only 50% of cans collected again by 2023, political intervention needed
Press Release: Fair Resource Foundation response to Verpact’s new collection figures on deposit system
In the media
Als de hele wereld onze blauwe zak overneemt, is de plasticcrisis dan voorbij?
In an article on the Plastic Treaty and the importance to close the tap on plastic production, our colleague Chloé gives insights on what needs to happen in Belgium to contribute to solving the issue.
What is holding us back?
In an episode of HUMAN’s “Wat houdt ons tegen?” (“What’s Holding Us Back?”) our colleague Janine Röling talks about the PPWR and SUP laws and how they are enforced in the Netherlands