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 [...]

This report, commissioned by Ditto Sustainability, examines the impact of the circular economy on businesses. Our research provides guidance for businesses exploring the possibility of incorporating circular economy principles into their business models. The report: defines the circular economy; makes a business case for the circular economy; provides a range [...]

This organic collections poster was presented at the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)’s WASTECON 2018 as part of their poster competition held on the 21st of August 2018 in Nashville. The poster was put together by the Head of our New York office Sarah Edwards and was presented [...]

This report, commissioned by Sacramento County, the City of Sacramento, and the Sacramento Regional Solid Waste Authority, recommends a series of policy measures to reduce the costs to the county of tackling illegal dumping. Sacramento had seen an increase in illegal dumping of 32% in the last three years, with [...]

This report, compiled using data from the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), looks at how the data collected can help the process of deploying smaller-scale renewable energy projects. This research aims to inform the set up of renewable energy projects in the UK by examining data on two [...]

This study commissioned by Anglian Water, South West Water and Wessex Water, was carried out by Indepen, a management consultancy working in the infrastructure sectors, Eunomia, and WWF-UK. The purpose of the project has been to consider post-Brexit agriculture and trade policy options and test their potential effects on water [...]