We have carried out new research which has identified key considerations to verify recycled content claims in plastic products to inform actions in support of Canada’s target of achieving at least 50% recycled content in plastic products, where applicable, by 2030. This target aims to extend the life of materials, [...]
Along with our partners environmental not-for-profit City to Sea, we have released a new report, which is the first of its kind in the UK, taking an in-depth look at the single-use packaging and disposables problem in the food-to-go sector, including cafes, fast food outlets and coffee chains in the [...]
We have been appointed by KfW Development Bank, a key shareholder in the Sustainable Ocean Fund (SOF), to help deliver a new SOF initiative that aims to identify investment opportunities to reduce plastic pollution in the wider Caribbean region. The Caribbean region has some of the highest plastic pollution rates [...]
Eunomia has produced a UK plastics roadmap, Future Opportunities and Needs in the UK plastics Supply Chain, for UK Research & Innovation. The roadmap identifies ways that can help the transition to a circular plastics economy in the UK. This research was conducted under the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund [...]
We are pleased to announce that Eunomia’s Athens based Office has been selected to deliver work for Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) on Single Use Plastics. This study will focus on preparing policy guidelines to address Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items in the Mediterranean region, with a [...]
We have been commissioned by the Greek Federation of Recycling and Energy Recovery for Industry, SEPAN (ΣΕΠΑΝ), to develop a comprehensive Annual Report demonstrating progress towards a more circular economy in Greece. The resulting report, due in September 2020, will deliver a good practice review and recommend priority actions for [...]
Four Eunomia staff members have been recognised in the 2020 Resource Magazine Hot 100. The annual list saw 12,000 voters from across the waste and resources sector choose their top influencers from the last 12 months. No. 95: Emma How – ‘diligent and well-connected’ At no. 95, Specialist Technical Advisor, [...]
Today is Earth Day, an annual event used to show support for environmental protection. Given the current situation, its aim this year is to flood the world with hope, optimism and action. We wanted to make a positive contribution and so our Chairman, Dominic Hogg, and climate emergency specialist, Alex [...]
With consumers across the UK demanding a switch away from plastic, unprecedented development into plastic alternatives, new business models and alternatives ways of thinking are required. While both industry and government have recognised the need to re-invent the UK plastics economy, enacting real-world change requires cooperation and communication across the [...]
Alberta’s recycling sector generated $700 million in economic value in 2018, as well as supporting over 7,500 direct jobs, our new analysis has found. The analysis also highlights the potential to increase this contribution in future to $1.4 billion in economic value, and 13,000 jobs. In addition to the benefits [...]
