This study, undertaken by Eunomia Research & Consulting in conjunction with Professor Mikael Skou Andersen of Aarhus University, aims to evidence the potential economic and social benefits of environmental fiscal reform, to support the European Semester process on environmental protection and resource efficiency. It presents data on the potential of [...]
The ‘Targets Review Project’ was commissioned by DG Environment of the European Commission. The project reviewed issues with, and possible changes to, the key targets in the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. This project was delivered by Eunomia Research & Consulting (Eunomia) [...]
This presentation was given at a joint conference hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association and the British Hospitality Association, exploring how to overcome the barriers preventing hospitality sector food waste from being recycled. It looks at the challenges of making separate food waste collection work commercially, both for [...]
This work, commissioned by Serco, sets out to answer a deceptively simple question: do recycling incentive schemes help to increase recycling rates? With their £2m investment in the Reward and Recognition fund the Government has provided funding for those authorities seeking to invest in and make the case for recycling [...]
This work, commissioned by Serco, sets out to answer a deceptively simple question: do recycling incentive schemes help to increase recycling rates? With their £2m investment in the Reward and Recognition fund the Government has provided funding for those authorities seeking to invest in and make the case for recycling [...]
Eunomia was commissioned by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to undertake an economic assessment of the South Plans Marine plan areas. The report is one of a number of studies related to the MMO’s marine planning work, which can be found on the organisation’s website. This assessment provides a baseline [...]
In anticipation of the launch of Defra’s Waste Prevention Programme for England, Eunomia published its own waste prevention ‘wish-list’. The short document presents five measures that would spread “a little more joy and a lot less waste”: “Pay As You Throw” charging for waste collections; a levy on all single-use [...]
Eunomia’s ‘Recycling Carbon Index’ utilises WasteDataFlow reporting to rank councils on the kilogrammes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) saved per person through their recycling service. This first edition of the Carbon Index follows the approach taken in Scotland, where councils report on their performance against the ‘Carbon Metric’, rather than [...]
The East Inshore and East Offshore marine plans outline a vision for 2033 and are designed to include a number of objectives and policies which reflect the aims of the Marine Policy Statement within these plan areas. This document, commissioned by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and prepared by Eunomia, [...]
In this report for Zero Waste Scotland, Eunomia presents the Business & Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Scotland Landfill Tax Bill 2012. The Coalition Government committed to implementing recommendations from the Calman Commission, that sought to devolve power over certain fiscal instruments. This included the transfer of legislative responsibility to [...]
