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 [...]

Eunomia produced this report for Friends of the Earth on the household contributions to marine plastic pollution. Globally, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are thought to enter the marine environment every year. This plastic can float on the ocean surface, be washed up on beaches or sink to the [...]

This report, commissioned by WWF-UK and Resource Association, was launched at a Parliamentary Reception on 20th November 2018. The report outlines policy measures to deliver increased use of post-consumer recycled materials (PCR) in the UK economy. It analyses a range of policy options and sets out fresh thinking on the [...]

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% [...]

Published in September 2018, the sixth edition of the Recycling Carbon Index shows council recycling schemes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland saved CO2 emissions equivalent to boiling the kettle for 285 billion cups of tea in 2016/17. The annual index uses the most up-to-date waste data to calculate the [...]

The overall aim of this project was to contribute to a growing evidence base on the benefits of social prescribing, and to show the practicalities of setting up a river-based social prescription that could be followed by other groups, particularly catchment partnerships and Rivers Trusts. ‘Social prescribing’ refers to the [...]