This report, commissioned by Changing Markets Foundation, outlines a number of policy options for US States to develop legislation to increase the recycling and reuse of carpets through carpet stewardship. The majority of carpets in the US are made from oil-based plastics that can be recycled: however, currently only 5% [...]
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 [...]
We are running a photo competition as part of our Clean Rivers Cleaner Seas campaign which aims to raise awareness of riverine plastic pollution. Sustainable clothing brand Finisterre has joined forces with us and will be offering a Litus Waterproof for the winning photo. The aim of the competition is to [...]
A new report commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), which we delivered alongside Capital Operating Partners, has estimated that around 174,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is either left in the environment, or taken to illegal dump sites, each year in Kenya. The final figures in the study, which [...]
A new Eunomia report reveals how the UK consistently overestimates how much of the plastic packaging waste it produces gets recycled. Official statistics say that in 2015 UK households and businesses produced 2.26m tonnes of plastic packaging waste. Almost 39% was claimed to have been recycled, well above the current [...]
We have recruited five new consultants, including industry veteran, Duncan Oswald, who joins as Senior Consultant in Scotland. Duncan has 25 years’ experience in the industry, and is now part of Eunomia’s growing resource efficiency team. He previously managed Ecodyn Ltd, which he founded in 2000. Duncan’s experience and network [...]
This report was submitted as Eunomia’s response to the UK Government consultation Proposals to ban the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products in the UK and call for evidence on other sources of microplastics entering the marine environment. The report draws on evidence from research Eunomia [...]
This study commissioned by environmental charity Fidra explores potential options for reducing emissions of pre-production plastics; and makes recommendations as to which options should be adopted, and who should take the lead on their implementation. Current efforts to reduce emissions of pre-production plastics are led by industry bodies and NGOs. [...]
This report highlights the potential for a measures-based approach to be more effective at tackling marine plastic litter than setting targets. Marine plastics are an emerging issue facing policy makers. However, the information we currently have on the impacts of marine plastics is limited. This makes it challenging to identify [...]
This study, commissioned by the environmental charity Fidra, explores a number of issues relating to plastic pellet emissions from facilities in the UK. The pellets, sometimes known as nurdles, are lentil-sized particles of plastic that are used as feedstock for the manufacture of plastic products. Fidra and other organisations have found [...]