This report for the Environmental Investigation Agency models whether a virgin plastic production reduction target of 40% by 2040 (40×40) could keep the plastics industry within a 1.5°C carbon budget. The research was commissioned after Rwanda and Peru proposed a global target to reduce 40% of virgin plastic production by [...]
Eunomia’s report, commissioned by the Minderoo Foundation, explores the potential effectiveness of a polymer premium to help funding implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty. A polymer premium would involve charging a fee ($US60-$90) to producers of primary plastic polymers – the ultimate source of all plastic pollution – per tonne [...]
This report commissioned by Fauna & Flora explores plastic credit schemes, including the scope of the market, the risks and uncertainties. We conducted an extensive literature review as well as interviews with stakeholders in the plastic credits sector, NGOs and waste picker associations as part of this research. Plastic credits [...]
Eunomia partnered with the University of the Western Cape to explore the feasibility, costs and benefits of a mandatory Deposit Return System (DRS) for used beverage containers in South Africa. The study found that a DRS could deliver significant environmental and economic benefits. The report concludes that a DRS carefully [...]
We’re proud to have partnered with Uber Eats on a new research report, ‘Delivering a More Sustainable Takeaway Packaging System’, which outlines actionable policy, infrastructure, and financial solutions that key stakeholders can adopt to facilitate the transition to more sustainable packaging in the last-mile delivery sector. Although takeaway packaging represents [...]
This report highlights the critical role of public authorities in advancing reuse systems for takeaway packaging. The report, developed in partnership with Eunomia Research & Consulting, shows that switching from single-use to reuse could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower hidden costs like litter and carbon impacts. Case studies [...]
This interim report represents the first comprehensive attempt to address significant information gaps regarding the level of subsidisation received by the primary plastics polymer (PPP) production industry. The report specifically examines the stages of production from the processing of raw plastic materials—such as steam cracking of naphtha, isolation of alkenes [...]
We have released a new report in conjunction with Canadian Beverage Association demonstrating that extending Ontario’s deposit-return system to include non-alcoholic beverage containers is the most effective way to increase rates and reach the collection goal of 90%. Ontario is one of only two provinces in Canada without a Deposit [...]
A new report, researched and drafted by Eunomia Research and Consulting, commissioned by Amcor, PepsiCo, TOMRA, explores how marker and object recognition sorting technology can contribute to circularity and traceability in plastic packaging recycling in Europe. The report, entitled Advanced Sorting for Circularity, finds that for many plastic packaging formats, [...]
Austria has been revealed as the world’s best country for recycling in a new study by Reloop and Eunomia Research and Consulting. Wales leads the way in the UK, coming in at number 2. Northern Ireland was ranked 9th England at 11th and Scotland at 15th among the 48 countries [...]
