Public Consultation We are very pleased to see that in May 2018, the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and...
Blogs
First steps taken to cut single-use plastics in Europe
The European Commission has taken a leap forward in tackling plastic pollution, with new laws to reduce throwaway single-use plastics....
Repair Cafe
The fight against a throwaway culture A bit more then a month ago, as part of our Zero Waste Camp,...
Townsquare project permit revoked
The Planning Authority’s appeals tribunal has revoked a permit for the 38-storey Sliema Townsquare project In a joint statement, Friends...
EU-wide ban on bee-harming pesticides passed
Tremendous victory for our bees and the wider environment. EU governments today passed a total ban on bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides...
Plastic packaging failing to prevent food waste crisis, new study finds
Europeans produce amongst the highest amounts of plastic packaging waste globally A rise in plastic food packaging is failing to...
Academic Activism: Writing a book about Friends of the Earth
I remember meeting Julian Manduca on the rocks near the sea in Sliema in 1993. He had just come from...
Press Conference: Do Not Bury Us Alive
Today, residents, local councils and NGOs have come together to express their concerns at the project proposed by the db...