In partnership with Zero Waste Europe, today we published a new report, evaluating the circularity of glass. Glass production, especially from primary sources, is a high energy consuming process. One way to effectively reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the repeated production of single-use glass is to [...]
In November 2020, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (‘BEIS’) commissioned Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd (‘Eunomia’) to deliver a study on the capability of the non-domestic energy efficiency optimisation and retrofit supply chain to meet the UK Government’s Clean Growth Strategy ambitions for 2030 (20% energy efficiency [...]
This report, commissioned by Oceana, assesses the impact of the plastic pledges of five major beverage brands and to understand what they would mean in terms of reducing emissions of plastic bottles to the aquatic environment. These pledges include increasing post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in their polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET) [...]
Eunomia was commissioned by Recycling Netwerk Benelux to assess the Netherlands’ plans to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for cans. The Netherlands is mandated to introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) for cans by 31st December 2022. The DRS is legally required to achieve a 90% separate capture rate [...]
Eunomia was commissioned by Changing Markets and the European Environmental Bureau to conduct a study on the role of extended producer responsibility (EPR) and supporting policy measures in driving a circular economy for textiles in Europe. Reducing the environmental impact of textiles is critical – textile consumption in Europe had [...]
Eunomia was appointed by Recyc-Quebec to model the costs and benefits of modernizing Quebec’s deposit return system for beverage containers. The work informed the development of draft regulations on modernizing the deposit return and curbside selective collection systems in the Canadian province. As part of the project, we: Assessed the [...]
This report, produced for Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE) with PET Container Recycling Europe (PETCORE), Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, provides an overview of the state of play in the European PET plastics market and recycling chain in 2020 and points the way forward for the future. The [...]
This report, which was commissioned by a partnership between WWF-UK and Tesco and delivered with Innovation for Agriculture, explores the main sources of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, outlines interventions farmers can take to reduce these, and outlines policy measures to remove barriers to the implementation of these interventions. According to [...]
Eunomia was commissioned by TOMRA to design and test the Holistic Resources System, a global waste management system designed to address the issues of carbon emissions, pollution and overconsumption. The Holistic Resources System brings together ‘good practice’ waste management techniques into a single system designed to respond to the age-defining [...]
This report, which was commissioned by the European Commission and funded by the European Parliament, explores the external costs associated with a range of areas of environmental concern in the EU, and the extent to which these costs are internalised in taxation and other economic instruments in the EU. The [...]
