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Fishing for Litter project in Belgium - Belga
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Belgian fishermen brought a record 65 tonnes of rubbish ashore last year as part of the ‘Fishing for Litter’ project, which aims to combat the rising amount of waste that ends up in the world’s oc

Misshapen carrots lie on a kitchen table (Marco Verch/Creative Commons free licence)
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Too Good To Go, the application that fights against food waste, is inviting Belgians to adopt new habits in order to redusce daily waste of fruit and vegetables at home.

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Brussels families can prevent tossing out 33 kilograms of food waste a month on average, according to the results of an experiment carried out by consultancy FoodWin.

A white rubbish bag seen on a street in Brussels, Belgium. (BELGA PHOTO JONAS HAMERS)
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In some Brussels municipalities, it is not uncommon to see white rubbish bags torn open with the waste spread across the street.

Image shows people enjoying the summer in Bois de la Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos in Brussels, May 2021. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINCK)
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Brussels' parks are struggling to cope with the numbers of visitors they receive – and the waste they leave behind.

Picture shows various rubbish and plastic bags in a street in Brussels (BELGA PHOTO JONAS HAMERS)
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The debate over whether the municipalities of Brussels should be given the responsibility for cleaning their own streets, rather than it being the job of the Brussels-Capital region, is a long-run

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM : Picture shows a Brussels Capital Region Garbage truck and garbageman as they fill it with plastic trash bags (BELGA PHOTO JONAS HAMERS)
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Plans for the reform of the capital’s regional waste service, Bruxelles Propreté, were presented in the Brussels parliament on Wednesday.

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During the pandemic a lot of Brussels citizens rediscovered the city's many green spaces.

A view of the Hautes Fagnes plateau (BELGA PHOTO)
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Operation ‘Great Clean-Up’ took place this weekend on the plateau of the Hautes Fagnes.

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