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 [...]
Eunomia have produced the report, Policy Measures on Plastics in Greece for WWF Greece, outlining the key policy measures and actions to drive solutions to plastic pollution in Greece. This study builds on the findings of preceding work, Plastic pollution in Greece: How to Stop It – A Practical Guide [...]
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 appointed sole provider of sustainable packaging advice to Young Foodies, a community support network for challenger brands in the food and beverage sector. Young Foodies provides specialised business advice to a network of around 700 brands, comprising both start-ups and established businesses. Under the new contract, we [...]
With the most comprehensive ban on single-use plastics in the US, and plans to modernize its c. 50-yr-old ‘Bottle Bill’ deposit refund system, the time is ripe to scope the potential environmental and financial gains to be made by getting a deposit system right in Vermont, with a view to [...]
WWF Greece has appointed us to carry out a study on the key policy measures and actions required to drive plastic pollution solutions across the country. Building on a related WWF project from 2019 – Plastic pollution in Greece: How to Stop It – A Practical Guide for Policy Makers [...]
We are excited to announce that we have been appointed by DG Environment to carry out one of the first studies into the end-of-life waste management of both conventional and biodegradable agricultural plastics across the European Union. Plastics are widely used in agricultural practices, for example in mulch films to [...]
New research has found that possible exemptions to the EU’s Single Use Plastic Directive potentially open the legislation to loopholes which could significantly undermine its impact. Our research found that certain ‘natural polymers’ could be exempted under the Directive’s definition of plastic, including those likely to have similar negative effects [...]
The second of two water fountains that we have sponsored as part of the wider Refill and Plastic Free Greater Manchester campaigns has been officially unveiled. In March 2019 the first water fountain opened in Bury with the support of Bury Council, United Utilities, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and [...]
Packaging free shops have become ever-more popular with the public as awareness and concern over pollution of plastic packaging grows. We are carrying out an innovative piece of work with Zero Waste Europe and Réseau Vrac to develop an overview of the state of packaging free shops across Europe. The [...]
