We have developed a toolkit for Changing Markets Foundation which outlines measures that US state governments and manufacturers can implement to improve carpet reuse and recycling. Today only 5% of carpet in the US is recycled, with 90% going to landfill. Carpet is largely made of plastic from fossil fuels [...]
We recently completed a key report for the European Commission‘s Directorate-General for Environment, where we compiled action plans aimed at helping the fourteen Member States considered to be at greatest risk of missing the EU’s 2020 recycling targets. Following a review of all Member States progress towards the European Commission’s [...]
We have just completed a review of a communications strategy to be used by Wokingham Borough Council when it rolls out its new household food waste collection service in 2019. The review, which was commissioned by WRAP, provided advice on the messaging strategy, target audiences and branding, and developed outline [...]
Our Head of Sustainable Business Mark Hilton is published in a new book examining the future of the circular economy with regards to business. Designing for the Circular Economy examines the impact a circular economy approach has on both business models and policy alike. Mark, an industry leader in the [...]
On the 11th July our Brussels office will be co-hosting a forum exploring ‘How to Reduce the Impact of Plastic Products on the Marine Environment’ in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and European media platform EURACTIV. The forum follows the European Commission’s launch of an awareness-raising [...]
We have been appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers Waste Group (NWG) and the Swedish EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to analyse the existing regulatory framework for waste prevention and recycling currently applied in Nordic regions. The NWG and the Swedish EPA commissioned the research to understand better the effect [...]
On World Environment Day, marked on the 5th of June, the UN Environment Programme launched the latest policy document outlining action to tackle plastic pollution caused by single-use items. Our Chairman Dominic Hogg was one of the peer reviewers for the new report. The report, Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for [...]
A new report commissioned by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), which we delivered alongside Capital Operating Partners, has estimated that around 174,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is either left in the environment, or taken to illegal dump sites, each year in Kenya. The final figures in the study, which [...]
Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) have always been a key part of our work, and have become even more relevant with the recent interest in the area. With countries across Europe aiming for more ambitious recycling targets and assessing how they can help tackle marine litter, and some beverage companies looking [...]
Two of our Senior Consultants Harriet Parke and Emma Tilbrook have won a 35 under 35 award, part of a programme organised by letsrecycle.com in partnership with Grundon, which identifies ‘young guns’ in the sector who are striving for professional excellence, promoting industry innovation and giving back to their company, [...]
