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The EU produces about four million tonnes of electronic waste, but less than 40 percent is recycled (Photo: Bert van Dijk)

EU pushes to end throw-away culture and fast fashion

New EU eco-design rules should help end a European business model of "throw away" tech and fashion, the EU Commission has said.

"It's time to end the model of 'take, make, break, and throw away' that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy," Frans Timmermans, an EU commissioner tasked with creating a more green economy, told a news conference in Brussels on Wednesday (30 March). .

He spoke as the European Commission unveiled a new plan to make products in the EU m...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The EU produces about four million tonnes of electronic waste, but less than 40 percent is recycled (Photo: Bert van Dijk)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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