The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, responsible for over 10% of global GHG emissions. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the textiles industry, leading brands (Adidas, Bestseller, C&A, H&M Group, Inditex and VF Corp.) have come together with the Policy [...]
We have created a new model to calculate the cost of dealing with littered items to inform discussions of how the burden of those costs can be shifted from local authorities towards producers under new producer responsibility legislation. The model, produced for WRAP, is a first-of-its kind tool and provides [...]
We have published a new research report with support from Ball Corporation entitled ‘The 50 States of Recycling: A States-by-State Assessment of Containers and Packaging Recycling Rates‘, offering the first state-by-state comparison of recycling rates for the most commonly used containers and packaging materials throughout the United States. Notable findings [...]
Fashion is an industry that stretches right around the globe – and it has an environmental footprint to match. The fashion value chain produces 92 million tonnes of waste and is responsible for 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. This has an unsustainable impact on our natural resources and environment [...]
Eunomia has convened a consortium to explore the costs of, and potential measures to prevent, fires which are being started by Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries in waste. Fires in waste electronics are estimated to be growing: the incidence of fires in waste company Veolia’s refuse trucks are up 37.5% since 2017, [...]
Eunomia is pleased to announce it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation to assess Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approaches to improve the circularity of mattress production and waste management in Scotland. Due to the bulky size and mix of products within a [...]
Eunomia recently published a study for the European Commission offering recommendations on how EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) schemes should operate – a policy approach where producers take financial responsibility for the end of life management of products. The research reviews the French EPR scheme for end-of-use clothing, linen, and shoes – the [...]
Under recent changes in EU law, producers of packaging will be required to fund fully the costs of recycling their waste. A report by Eunomia for the European Commission makes recommendations regarding how producers should be charged so that those whose packaging or products perform poorly against a set of [...]
Mark Hilton, Head of Sustainable Business at the environmental consultancy Eunomia has over 35 years’ experience supporting businesses to become more resource-efficient. In a recently completed study for the European Commission Mark led on the development of recommendations for fee-modulation for electrical and electronic equipment and batteries. We asked Mark [...]
We have been appointed sole provider of sustainable packaging advice to Young Foodies, a community support network for challenger brands in the food and beverage sector. Young Foodies provides specialised business advice to a network of around 700 brands, comprising both start-ups and established businesses. Under the new contract, we [...]
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