European Commission announces Green Week

The European Commission has announced that it will hold a Green Week for Europe on the 30th May to 3rd June. The theme is ‘investing for a greener future’.

Various organisations and partners across Europe will participate in themed days. They will discuss ways in which European citizens and decision-makers can create a greener future. In turn, this will be complemented by a high-level conference at The Egg, Brussels on Wednesday 1st.

The event follows the EU’s ‘Zero-Waste/Zero Landfill’ and ‘Circular Economy’ drives. These both focused on the topic of sustainability in the plastics industry, ranging from recycling, marine litter and reducing landfill. Each day of Green Week will focus on different aspects of sustainability. The official opening of Green Week will take place in Ljunbljana, the European Green capital for 2016, on Monday.

The first day will focus on investment for greener cities. The next, will explore ways of securing the future through investments in the countryside.

Tuesday’s schedule begins with an international conference discussing food and bio-waste. Then, an online Twitter chat about how to access funding and an online debate about how to ensure sustainability in food production will follow. Sustainability in the food industry is a key issue facing plastics at present. Resulting in numerous names supporting the Save Food initiative, which aims to promote awareness to decision-makers and consumers about food waste.