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These disposable face masks are designed to be thrown away

A Dutch designer has come up with a biodegradable mask full of flower seeds that can be planted in your garden.

Green News

Are organic avocados better for the environment?

As their popularity has skyrocketed, the scaly green fruit has gained a controversial environmental record.

Eco-Innovation

Could Spain's four-day working week save the planet?

More flexible working hours provide unexpected bonuses for both the environment and our wellbeing.

Europe News

MEPs vote to place carbon tax on select imports from outside EU

The European Parliament voted for the European Commission to come up with a legislative proposal to stop so-called 'carbon leakage'.

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Green News

Meet the volunteers removing toxic trash from Stockholm's waters

Everything from lead batteries to scooters has so far been removed from these fragile ecosystems.

Eco-Innovation

This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops

Activists in Kenya are raising awareness around marine pollution by building a ship out of plastic waste.

France

Sahara dust and traffic lead to air pollution alerts in France

Parts of France are experiencing high levels of air pollution amid a storm bringing dust from the Sahara Desert over to the country.

My Europe Series

Illegal landfill sites along rivers in the Balkans are causing an ecology disaster

Unreported Europe takes a look at how rubbish is ending up in rivers in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. Environmentalists have condemn this situation, which has been happening for the last 25 years.

Green News

90 Eiffel Towers worth of plastic is being sold in UK supermarkets

Supermarkets are managing to reduce plastic packaging on their own-brand products but not from brands they stock.

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Heavy rain helps bring Western Balkans' waste problem into view

Swollen winter waters have surged over landfill sites near the river banks, pulling rubbish downstream.

World

Thousands of European deaths could be avoided if emissions are cut

Researchers have said around 52,000 deaths in Europe could be prevented each year if emissions are cut to WHO guidelines.

Green News

Brexit ‘loophole’ allows UK to ignore EU ban on plastic waste exports

A ‘loophole’ means the UK will continue exporting waste to countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam.

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The key stories of the week have been captured by photographers around the world.

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Bali battles mounting plastic waste as rainy season causes build-up

Bali is the world's second-biggest marine polluter behind China

United Kingdom

Coroner rules air pollution was cause of death of girl in UK first

In what is thought to be the first case of its kind, a coroner has ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl in London.

World News

Amazon's plastic waste devasting our oceans, says report

A new report by Oceana, which campaigns against the pollution of the world's seas, caculates that the online sales of Amazon created over 200 million kilos of plastic waste in 2019 alone.

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Volunteers fish 52 rental bicycles from a Paris canal

The haul from Ourcq canal in the suburb of Pantin also included a scooter and road signs.

United Kingdom

UK: Coroner to examine pollution link to girl's fatal asthma attack

Over the next two weeks, a London coroner will examine whether air pollution caused or contributed to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's fatal asthma attack in 2013

My Europe Series

Romania’s coal heartland embraces Green New Deal

Romania's industrial Jiu Valley has been tied to fluctuations in the fortunes of coal for a century and a half. But soon the coal will be gone. Is the EU's help to make the transition going to be enough to provide a worthwhile and sutainable future for its residents?

Ukraine

Chernobyl: the people who risked the radiation to return to their homes

After the world's biggest nuclear accident Euronews talks to the people who decided to return to their homes despite the radiation risk