Nordic nations require a significant increase in recycling in order to meet the revised EU recycling targets, despite the region including some of the most developed and mature waste management systems in Europe. Of the Nordic countries reporting their recycling rate to Eurostat, we found that an increase of between [...]
Our new report, released today (13 June), has found that a deposit return system (DRS) for non-alcoholic beverage containers, alongside improvements in the Blue Box program, would recycle an additional 118,000 tonnes of materials every year, as well as generating overall savings of $12 million. The report, Better Together: How [...]
Sign up to this webinar series to enter the discussion and contribute your views. We have been commissioned by UK Research & Innovation to develop a roadmap looking at future opportunities and needs for the UK plastics supply chain, supporting the transition to a circular plastics economy. This exercise is [...]
Next week our chairman Dominic Hogg and the Head of our New York office Sarah Edwards are presenting at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)’s WASTECON in Nashville. The event will bring together leaders in the industry from waste management companies to government officials and policy makers to [...]
Our Head of Sustainable Business Mark Hilton is published in a new book examining the future of the circular economy with regards to business. Designing for the Circular Economy examines the impact a circular economy approach has on both business models and policy alike. Mark, an industry leader in the [...]
We are leading a consortium of six European consultancies in a major new study into how EU policy can improve the circular economy contributions of a range of product groups. The work is being undertaken on behalf of the European Commission’s DG Environment, which seeks to understand what policies it [...]
On the 11th July our Brussels office will be co-hosting a forum exploring ‘How to Reduce the Impact of Plastic Products on the Marine Environment’ in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and European media platform EURACTIV. The forum follows the European Commission’s launch of an awareness-raising [...]
Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) have always been a key part of our work, and have become even more relevant with the recent interest in the area. With countries across Europe aiming for more ambitious recycling targets and assessing how they can help tackle marine litter, and some beverage companies looking [...]
We have been working with a consortium to develop a waste management training programme for the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment (MARDE) of the Republic of Cyprus. Cyprus is currently recycling around 28% of its waste and is highly dependent on landfilling, but has set ambitious targets of [...]
The Scottish Government has commissioned us to review, model and analyse options for a Scottish specific Aggregate Levy. The UK Aggregates Levy, introduced in 2002, is an environmental tax on aggregates (sand, gravel and rock) that have been dug from the ground, dredged from the sea or imported – usually [...]