Eunomia was commissioned by the European Commission to carry out a study to identify the environmental impacts associated with conventional and biodegradable agricultural plastics and make recommendations of measures to be implemented to reduce these impacts. The EU’s Plastics Strategy has laid the foundations for a new circular plastics economy, [...]

Eunomia was commissioned by TOMRA to undertake research to examine the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission savings that can be made by using secondary material in place of virgin material, and savings that can be made by undertaking mixed waste sorting (MWS) prior to incineration and landfill. The report finds that [...]

This report considers the presence of fraud in deposit refund systems (DRS) and how this can be mitigated. As with most systems that handle large amounts of money DRS are open to the potential of fraud. This document explores: A summary of the problem and measures to mitigate risk of [...]

This new report, commissioned by Viridor, outlines a development pathway for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in the UK Energy from Waste (EfW) sector. CCUS is a way of decarbonising fossil fuel processes through capturing and storing the CO2 produced, and is seen as a key part of [...]

This new report commissioned by the Environmental Services Association shows that the cost of waste crime in England to the legitimate waste industry and the taxpayer increased to £924m in 2018/19. The report, Counting the Cost of UK Waste Crime, shows that the total cost of waste crime in England has [...]

Eunomia was commissioned by TOMRA to undertake research to establish the contribution that municipal waste management makes to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and how waste can be better managed in the future to reduce its carbon impact. The 21st century will be defined by humanity’s ability to reach net [...]

This is the Polish translation of a report commissioned by TOMRA to present recommendations on the optimal design of an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for Poland. By 2035, all EU Member States will be expected to achieve a recycling rate of 65%, while the Single Use Plastics Directive has [...]

Eunomia was commissioned by TOMRA to present recommendations on the optimal design of an extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for Poland. By 2035, all EU Member States will be expected to achieve a recycling rate of 65%, while the Single Use Plastics Directive has set a recycling rate target of [...]

Eunomia were commissioned by Ball Corporation to produce a research report presenting the first state-by-state comparison of recycling rates for common container and packaging materials (CCPM) in the US. The report is the first of its kind and is intended to set baseline data for each state that can be [...]

Eunomia was commissioned by Ball Corporation to produce a research report presenting the first state-by-state comparison of recycling rates for common container and packaging materials (CCPM) in the US. The report is the first of its kind and is intended to set baseline data for each state that can be [...]