Belgium achieves record battery collection rate
Belgium has surpassed all previous battery collection rates, collecting more than 4,000 tonnes of used batteries in 2024, battery collection organisation Bebat has announced.
Tomorrowland festival fined for using disposable cups
Popular music festival Tomorrowland has been fined €727,000 for using disposable cups instead of reusable ones last summer.
Proposed low-emissions delay could cost Brussels millions of euros
Postponing stricter low-emission zone (LEZ) standards could cost Brussels tens of millions of euros, according to a memo from the Brussels regional administration.
Brussels must step up measures to combat air pollution, experts warn
Brussels needs stronger measures to combat air pollution from car traffic, an open letter from 140 health and environmental experts has warned.
Green Mobility car-share company leaves Brussels and Ghent for lack of profit
Electric car-sharing company Green Mobility has announced that it is leaving Brussels and Ghent, citing unprofitability.
Belgium considering banning short-hop flights in potential European first
Belgian mobility minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) is proposing that the federal government bans short-haul flights taking off and landing in Belgium, reports RTBF.
100 Belgian rail stations to offer free drinking water
Anyone travelling by train in Belgium will be able to fill up their bottles with free filtered tap water in 100 stations by the end of 2024, Belgian railway operator SNCB has announced.
Flooding in West Flanders could be recognised as natural disaster
The flooding that took place in West Flanders along the French border will “very probably” be recognised as a natural disaster by the Flemish government, according to Flemish minister-president Jan Jambon.
New Belgian mobile operator pledges to be carbon-neutral
A new Brussels-based mobile operator by the name of Undo is promising carbon-conscious offerings to its customers.
Energy certificates for homes under investigation for being unreliable
The energy certificates issued by the Brussels government that often determine whether a house meets certain mandatory standards are being called “unreliable and subjective”, according to critics.
