This report for Surfers Against Sewage presents the results of analysis of data on branded items collected and reported by volunteers during the 2019 Big Spring Beach Clean. A total of 49,413 items were collected from UK beaches between the 6th and 14th of April 2019. 20,045 of these were [...]

This report for WRAP acts as a guide to setting up Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Waste and Recycling Drop-Off Centres for local authorities. C&I drop-off centres allow small and medium enterprises to recycle a range of materials that they may be unable to afford on a collection-only basis. This report [...]

This report for DG Environment examines the cost to EU Member States of the non-implementation of EU environmental law. The report, which was co-authored by our policy experts alongside consultancy COWI, estimates that the implementation gap between the level of implementation of environmental law in 2018 and current EU targets [...]

This report was produced in response to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive budget proposal to expand New York State’s bottle bill at the beginning of 2019. The Governor’s proposal would expand the current deposit return system to include sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit and vegetable beverages, as well as ready-to-drink [...]

This report examines the economic and employment impacts of New York State’s deposit return system. The report firstly examines the economic impact of, and the jobs created by, the current system. It then goes on to identify the economic and employment benefits resulting from an increase in deposit to 10c [...]

This report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examines the scale of free-riding of producers and retailers across the Electrical and Electronic Equipment market. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems are a policy instrument which require producers to be responsible for the environmental impacts of their products at [...]

Our Waste Prevention Toolkit (WPT) provides assistance to local authorities by allowing them to determine the impact and cost of a range of waste prevention initiatives. The latest update to the WPT now allows local authorities to model the impact of collecting bulky waste for reuse both at kerbside and [...]

This report is a comprehensive design and model of a deposit refund system (DRS) for disposable beverage containers in the Czech Republic. Commissioned by Institut Cirkulární Ekonomiky (INCIEN) and Karlovarské minerální vody, the report determines the costs and implications of a Czech DRS designed to deliver a 90% recycling rate. Our [...]

We produced this report for the Norwegian Environment Agency alongside Norwegian consultancy Mepex. The report gives an overview of the value chain for bio-based and biodegradable plastics on a global and national scale. Our team identified the challenges that biodegradable plastic products cause in the Norwegian waste handling system, including: [...]

This report, commissioned by Changing Markets, looks at the opportunities to reduce the environmental and health impacts of carpet and increase carpet circularity in the EU. The work takes the form of a toolkit that national governments and the EU can use to inform their decisions on the best policies [...]