Bread is one of the foods households waste most often across Europe. Small everyday practices – from storage to creative use of leftovers – can make a real difference.
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Bread is one of the foods households waste most often across Europe. Small everyday practices – from storage to creative use of leftovers – can make a real difference.
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Very true. In projects like CARE we see how stories from everyday household practices often resonate more strongly than statistics alone. Thanks for sharing this insight!
How can citizen science support the circular economy?
This week at #ECSA2026, CARE is part of the panel, contributing insights from its work with households across five European countries – focusing on food waste and circular clothing.
www.ecsa2026.ngo/programme/#1...
#CAREproject #CitizenScience
Making circular principles tangible in everyday life is key to long-term change.
Ireland’s Circular.ie platform is a good example of how information and practical tools can support behavioural shifts.
Want to know what CARE has been working on lately?
We have published our first set of reviewed project deliverables, which offer insight into the development and testing of circular food and clothing practices with households across Europe. 🔛 www.circularhouseholds.eu/care-publish...
Preventing waste starts long before products reach households.
The upcoming ban on destroying unsold textiles is an important step towards reducing overproduction in the fashion system.
Circularity requires both policy action and everyday change.
Waste prevention requires both systemic change and everyday action.
Strengthening policy support for reuse and repair can help create the conditions that make circular practices easier for households and communities alike.
Everyday circularity doesn’t have to mean turning life upside down.
This short video by the EU projects TREASoURcE & CircleUp highlights practical ideas – from repair and sharing to better care of what we own.
Worth a watch. 💚♻️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEN...
How are fashion economies changing across cities and regions?
The RSA 2026 session 46 “Fashion Economies in Transition” invites contributions on circularity, everyday practices and place-based change.
Call for abstract open until 12 Feb 2026: www.regionalstudies.org/events/rsa26/
A circular textile transition needs to be socially just, not only environmentally sound.
At CARE, we look at everyday clothing practices and welcome policy discussions that recognise labour, fairness and reskilling as part of the transition.
Tackling food waste means more than household habits... it also means rethinking how responsibility is shared across the system.
Important contribution from @zerowasteeurope.eu on why Extended Producer Responsibility should be part of the EU Circular Economy Act. Worth a read!
Digital Product Passports are gaining traction and this new policy brief explores their potential for a more transparent and circular textile system.
At CARE, we explore what circularity looks like from the household perspective. It’s interesting to see how tools like DPPs might support change.
The third CARE Newsletter is here! 📨
Households across Europe are receiving personalised advice on how to reduce food waste and make clothes last longer. Read on for our latest project activities and insights: mailchi.mp/c70022346959...
#CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope
The European Commission is holding a public consultation on how to improve EU product legislation, specifically regarding the #CircularEconomy and the digital transition.
You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire before 4 February 2026.
➡️ bit.ly/4aCkytk
CARE households across Europe are starting their circular journey. In Finland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Germany coaching has begun – with personal advice based on food waste diaries and wardrobe habits. 🏡 🧑🏼🤝🧑🏽 👖 🛒 🧆
🔗 Read more: www.circularhouseholds.eu/first-coachi...
Meet BOKU University 🇦🇹
In CARE, BOKU assesses the impact of household habits on our planet, from food waste to laundry routines.
💬 “Our aim is to turn data into motivation.”
🔗 Read more: www.circularhouseholds.eu/boku-univers...
Over 1 billion tonnes of food are wasted each year, causing 10% of global emissions.
The Food Waste Breakthrough, launched today at #COP30, aims to halve waste by 2030 and cut 7% of methane, uniting nations to fight hunger and climate change: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Making the #CircularEconomy easy to understand and act on - the aim of Circular ie
This digital hub provides information, advice and training intended to make circularity simple for everyone: what it is, what it means for you and what you can do about it
Discover the platform here➡️ bit.ly/49xULSr
In CARE, IVL supports households in Sweden and beyond to reduce food and clothing waste – combining tailored advice with life cycle insights.
💬 “We hope that the results can guide households in reflecting on their consumption habits.”
🔗 Read more: www.circularhouseholds.eu/ivl-helps-ho...
A white fabric label on a green garment collar displaying the text "FOR CLOTHES THAT LAST LONGER" in blue, with a small tag below showing a circular arrangement of stars resembling the EU flag.
👕 Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
With the revised EU Waste Framework Directive now in effect, we’re taking decisive action to build a more circular and sustainable economy, through ⬇️
A moment of everyday sharing: consumer collectives often begin with simple acts of exchange between neighbours. | Photo by Beth Macdonald | Unsplash
In what ways can groups that share resources, skills and values drive circular change? 🌍♻️
A new article on the CARE website explores how consumer collectives, ranging from repair cafés to food-sharing groups, can influence policy and change habits.
🔗 www.circularhouseholds.eu/consumer-col...
🍽️ Join us for the SISTERS' insightful free online webinar exploring strategies for how food waste can be minimised at the consumption-level.
📅 Wednesday 29 October
🕑 12:30 – 2:00pm
👉Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SISTERSproject#EUFoodPolicy#EUGreenDeal
🥄 Stirring up positive change: Our SPOON project website is live!
✨ How can #CitizenScience enabled by #digitalisation help transform the way we eat?
🚀 Hear's to answers: cscp.org/spoon-websit...
As a partner of the project SISTERS, SAFE hosted an educational workshop at a Primary School in Brussels on food waste. 🍽️
The schoolchildren explored the impact of food waste on our planet and people — and discovered how they can become real-life food waste superheroes! 🦸♀
The waste crisis affects everyone, but it will shape young people’s futures most of all.
Our Global Waste Management Outlook for Youth brings young people into the conversation and shows how everyone can play a role in turning waste into a resource.
www.unep.org/resources/re...
From field to fibre – cotton connects livelihoods, materials and the shared goal of making textiles more sustainable. | Photo by Zidan Suryadi | Unsplash
World Cotton Day and World Circular Textiles Day remind us how textiles connect people, economies & the planet. 👕 💚🌍
At CARE, we explore what circular fashion looks like in real life – washing less, repairing more, buying smarter.
🔗 circularhouseholds.eu/from-cotton-fields-to-circular-wardrobes
Today, on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, we share how the CARE Circular Food Pilot explores new routines in cooking, shopping & storage to cut waste and create change 🌍.
Read the full story 👉 www.circularhouseholds.eu/how-can-ever...
#CAREproject #HorizonEurope
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗦𝗖𝗣: 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁
At CARE, @collaborating-cscp.bsky.social leads communication & dissemination, making sure that circular living connects with real people.
💬 “Stories make complex topics human.”
🔗 Discover more: www.circularhouseholds.eu/how-cscp-con...
#CircularEconomy
In 2024, Estonia has:
🍽️ Mandated the use of reusable cutlery and crockery in public events.
🌟 Turned Tallinn into a Zero Waste Candidate city.
🎓 Hosted capacity-building, community, and knowledge-sharing projects across the country.
The State of Zero Waste Municipalities: zurl.co/bWhkk