ECHO Daily Map of 16 September 2024

Published on September 16, 2024

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World Ozone Day: EU continues to phase out gases harming the ozone layer

September 16, 2024
Today, 16 September, is World Ozone Day to mark the Montreal Protocol to phase out environmentally harmful ozone-depleting substances (ODS). The consumption of ODS covered by the Montreal Protocol has declined in the EU and worldwide by about 99% from 1986 to 2023. The remaining 1% reflects some industrial processes, firefighting, laboratory and analytical uses where alternatives are not yet widel

Safe and sustainable alternatives could reduce use of PFAS in textiles and enhance reuse and recycling

September 17, 2024
Reducing the use of PFAS — known as forever chemicals — in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase recyclability and the transition to a more circular economy according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today.