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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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

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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.

Act now for zero-waste Wales by 2030

30 years seems like a long a time, doesn’t it? But with the Welsh Government’s zero-waste target set for 2050, that’s exactly how long we’ll have to wait before nothing goes to landfill or incineration in Wales.

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Loving the baby bundle – let's make it sustainable

In Swansea, some new-born babies’ families have been gifted a baby bundle of sleepsuits, toys, nappies and other items as part of a Welsh Government pilot. If the trial gets the go ahead, all families of new-borns will be given a baby bundle. This is great news according to Becky Harford who explores why the national rollout needs to go further than the trial.

Tetra Paks: Unpacking the facts

Many of us drink oat, soya or other plant milks these days. Most of the time, they are sold in Tetra Paks - those shiny, attractive-looking cartons that are taking up increasing shelf space in supermarkets. Have you ever wondered just how green and sustainable they are? Our volunteer, Briony Latter, set out to answer this question.

Coal policy in Wales - Consultation response

Time to ban the worst plastic offenders

The Welsh Government wants to ban single use polystyrene cups and food containers, cotton buds, plastic cutlery and plates, beverage stirrers, straws and balloon sticks. We want more products added to the blacklist.

Friends of the Earth Cymru launch Wales Climate Action Plan

Friends of the Earth Cymru have launched a Climate Action Plan for Wales which calls for a green and fair recovery for people and communities.

Wales Clean Air Plan - our response

The Clean Air Plan for Wales is a huge step forward in our fight to clean up our air but investment, behaviour change and a Clean Air Act is needed to ensure the plan delivers the changes we want to see.

Service standards & active travel needed to fix Welsh transport

Everyone in Wales should have the right to Swiss-style public transport service standards and Dutch-style active travel, according to a new report from Transport for Quality of Life commissioned by Friends of the Earth Cymru.

Sport - how to reduce its environmental impact

Joe Cooke, professional cricketer for Glamorgan County Cricket Club, shows six steps individuals and clubs can take to reduce sport's environmental impact.