This new report, commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), provides an analysis of how Net Zero transition plans and climate-related disclosures made by businesses under TCFD can drive changes in corporate behaviour and facilitate the flow of capital to companies that are positioning to drive [...]

This new report, commissioned by the Standards Council of Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, identifies key considerations to verify recycled content claims in plastic products to inform actions in support of Canada’s target of achieving at least 50% recycled content in plastic products, where applicable, by 2030.  Companies in various sectors across the [...]

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 [...]