Zero waste Wales

If we are to live sustainably on this planet, we must stop sending our stuff to landfill.

If we are to live sustainably on this planet, we must stop sending our stuff to landfill or burning it and that means banning single use plastic, moving to a system of buying less, using more lending and sharing schemes, finding innovative ways to tackle food waste, increasing refill and repair schemes and upcycling a lot of the products that are currently deemed to be ‘waste’.

Find out more about what zero waste means and how we can get there.

We're calling on the Welsh Government to:

Bring forward to the zero waste target from 2050 to 2030, not 2050
Ban new incinerators and put in place a plan to phase out existing ones in Wales
Introduce a Latte Levy
The Welsh Government to commit to introduce EPR and DRS schemes in Wales
Introduce a new world-first Sustainable Baby Box in Wales
Launch a new Zero Waste Communities scheme
Set up a sustainable fashion task force

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Zero waste Wales

Beyond Recycling strategy published - our response

The 'Beyond Recycling' circular economy strategy, published today (2 March 2021), includes a raft of positive measures including a moratorium on new incinerators.

Dirty pensions: local government funds invested in fossil fuels

Local councils in Wales still have hundreds of millions of pounds invested in planet-wrecking fossil fuels through local government pension funds.

Yes to zero-waste by 2030 but no to burning

On the eve of Welsh Government publishing their zero-waste strategy, Friends of the Earth Cymru volunteer, Chamodi Peiris, looks at different zero-waste initiatives around the world. She argues that Wales's 2050 zero-waste target needs to be brought forward to 2030 and cautions against Wales allowing any new incinerators to be built.

Reject catastrophic new incinerator plan say campaigners

Friends of the Earth Cymru urge Welsh Government to reject a catastrophic new incinerator plan for Uskmouth, Newport.

Wales's industries are key to winning the net zero race

The pace of climate change is increasing and Wales, like other nations, must step up its level of ambition. Volunteer Joe Cooke looks at Wales's path to net zero and what needs to be done to get to the finish line as soon as possible.

How people power saved a green space in Caerphilly

This is the story of how some amazing people in Caerphilly worked together to stop a beautiful area of countryside from being turned into a housing estate, so that the whole community, including families with little or no gardens, can continue to enjoy the green space. But the fight is far from over...

Let’s all get behind the draft transport strategy!

The Welsh Government is consulting on its new transport strategy. Here, Dr Ian Taylor explains how it is our best hope for a transport system which is fairer on people and planet.

Clean Air Act white paper - our reaction

The Welsh Government has recently launched its clean air white paper setting out plans for a Clean Air Act for Wales.

UKCCC advice - our reaction

Now is the time for Wales to be bold – our response to the UK Committee on Climate Change’s advice.

Wales transport strategy - our reaction

Wales’s draft transport strategy gives us hope for a transport system that is fairer on people and the planet

We’re not out of the woods yet!

Trees are vital to life. They provide us with oxygen, store carbon, stabilise soils, give life to local wildlife, and they are vital for our mental and physical health. In the first of a series of blogs, Friends of the Earth Cymru Volunteer, Ffion Edwards, explains why our woodlands are under threat and what is happening here in Wales to help solve the problem.

Why supermarkets should put doors on their fridges

Supermarkets could save enough energy to power 730,000 homes if they put doors on their fridges. Friends of the Earth Cymru volunteer, Joe Cooke, urges supermarkets in Wales to follow the lead of their French counterparts, and voluntarily sign up to make this important change for the sake of our planet.