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21 to 29 November • 2026 edition

Material Sufficiency

A campaign to REFUSERETHINKREDUCEREUSEREPAIRREFURBISHREMANUFACTUREREPURPOSERECYCLEROT

The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) encourages all Europeans (and not only) to perform awareness-raising actions about waste reduction and sustainable resource management during a single week in November.

WHY we need to prevent waste

this is the size of the problem:

The EU generates
almost 5 tonnes of waste
per person per year (2022)

The EU extracts 14.8 tonnes
of material from nature
per person per year (2022)

The average EU resident generates
517 kg of municipal waste
per year (2024)

Only 11.8% of the materials
used in EU come
from recycled materials

so, what can I do?

take part
get inspired
discover the project

HIGHLIGHTS

from past the EWWR editions

33 countries involved
34 coordinators
20000 single citizens involved (x3 estimated impact)
6000 institutions (x10 estimated impact)
800 schools / classes (x100 estimated impact)

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European Week for Waste Reduction30/10/2026 @ 12:22
Take part in the 𝗘𝗪𝗪𝗥 𝘅 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘁 competition: “𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲!”​

💡 Why not organise a 𝘁𝗼𝘆 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽? At your school, with your family, or among your neighbours!​

It’s a great opportunity to give a new life to toys that have brought us so many happy memories, and bring joy to someone else. 🧸✨ Together, we can keep toys in use and prevent them from ending up in the bin!​

📚 We’ve prepared a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁 to help you organise your toy swap. Find these materials on our website!​ https://ewwr.eu/share-your-things-reduce-waste/
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🏆 Join the competition for a chance to win one of our prizes!​
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See THE CAT IN THE HAT only in cinemas​

#EWWR #TheCatInTheHat #ToySwap #WasteReduction #CircularEconomy
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European Week for Waste Reduction23/10/2026 @ 18:46
🎉 To celebrate the release of THE CAT IN THE HAT we're launching an exciting competition! 🐱🎩 ​

“𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲!” invites schools and families to have fun, get creative and help reduce waste!​

Inspired by the film’s themes of imagination, sharing and giving old items a new life, this campaign encourages you to take action, make a difference and win special prizes! 🎁​

✅ How to participate​
1. Carry out one of these four activities:​
🧸 Toy Swaps​
🏺 Museum of Forgotten Things​
📚 Educational Worksheets​
🎨 Old Thing, New Thing​
2. Register your action with the EWWR.​
3. Complete the competition entry form.​

📅 Enter by 15 November!​

👉 Visit the competition page to find out more: https://ewwr.eu/share-your-things-reduce-waste/
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See THE CAT IN THE HAT only in cinemas ​

#EWWR #TheCatInTheHat #WasteReduction #MaterialSufficiency #CircularEconomy
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European Week for Waste Reduction20/10/2026 @ 11:28
🤝 Are you an NGO or organisation looking to mobilise communities during EWWR 2026?

By sharing practical skills, bringing people together and making reuse accessible, you can inspire communities to consume less and make more of what we already have.

Here are 3️⃣ EWWR action ideas to get you started:

- Organise a repair cafè
- Host a swap and sharing event
- Run a workshop on the impacts of consumption

💡 Want to learn more? Discover the initiatives behind these ideas: https://ewwr.eu/blog/news/three-ways-ngos-can-mobilise-communities-during-the-ewwr/

📣 Ready to take action? Register your action and join thousands of participants in raising awareness and taking action to prevent waste.

📅 The registration period is open until 15 November 2026.

#EWWR2026 #MaterialSufficiency
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European Week for Waste Reduction19/10/2026 @ 16:46
📦 Three actions for businesses to reduce material use and inspire customers:

- Host a repair and maintenance day
- Rethink packaging and refill systems
- Give surplus materials a new purpose

💡 Want to learn more? Discover the initiatives behind these ideas: https://ewwr.eu/blog/news/three-actions-for-businesses-to-reduce-material-use-and-inspire-customers/

📣 Ready to take action? Register your action and join thousands of participants in raising awareness and taking action to prevent waste.

📅 The registration period is open until 15 November 2026.

#EWWR2026 #MaterialSufficiency
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DISCOVER THE EWWR

MISSION

Discover what the European Week for Waste Reduction stands for and how we bring people together to prevent waste and promote more sustainable resource use.

STEERING COMMITTEE

Meet the organisations and public authorities guiding the EWWR and helping shape its vision, activities and future.

OUR NUMBERS

From actions and participants to countries and coordinators: discover the numbers behind a growing European movement for waste prevention.

WASTE PROBLEM

Why do we still need to speak about waste? Explore the scale of the challenge and learn why prevention is essential for a more sustainable future.

OUR COORDINATORS

Find the list of the organisations that support the coordination of the EWWR at regional and local level. Don’t your territory listed here? We have a European Coordinator for you, too!

HISTORY

From its first edition in 2009 to today, discover how the EWWR has grown into the biggest European raising awareness campaign on waste prevention.

GET INSPIRED

Learn more & plan the action. Explore:

AREAS OF ACTION

Explore the EWWR’s key areas of action, learn about the major challenges linked to different waste streams, get inspired by outstanding solutions, and find useful material to organise your own action.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Understand the principles behind the EWWR, from the waste hierarchy and the 10Rs to broader approaches to prevention and sustainable consumption.

REWARDED ACTIONS

Meet the most inspiring EWWR actions. Explore the projects recognised for their creativity, impact and contribution to waste prevention.

INTERACTIVE ACTIONS LIST

Explore EWWR actions through an interactive list. Filter by country, year, theme or type of action. Or find your action once you have registered it.

EXPLORE ACTIONS MAP

Explore EWWR actions across Europe. Use the filterable map to find an action being organised next to you and join it (or find your action once you have registered it).

MEDIA LIBRARY

Take a look behind the scenes of the EWWR. Browse photos and videos from more than 15 years of waste prevention actions.

TAKE PART

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Ready to take action? Discover all the ways you can get involved in the European Week for Waste Reduction and make a difference.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

The EWWR is for everyone. Find out who can organise, join, or support an action – from public authorities and organisations to businesses, schools, and individual citizens.

WIN AN AWARD

Think your action can inspire others? Discover the EWWR Awards and find out how outstanding waste prevention initiatives can be recognised.

SPREAD THE PROJECT

Help the EWWR reach more people. Find communication resources and simple ways to share the campaign, its message, and actions.

REGISTER YOUR ACTION

Have a brilliant idea about how to reduce waste? Register your EWWR action and join thousands of people across Europe taking part.