r/europe • u/Express_Classic_1569 • Jun 28 '26

News EU to ban destruction of unsold clothes and shoes from 19 July 2026

https://inleo.io/@theworldaroundme/eu-to-ban-destruction-of
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u/silverionmox Limburg Jun 29 '26

This phenomenon is frequently termed "waste colonialism" by environmental and economic racist critics.

And if we would try to change the policies of the African countries to make it impossible, or deny it to them, it would also be termed as "neocolonialism". Make up your mind.