In recent years the biodegradable and compostable plastics market has boomed in reaction to the tidal wave of concern around marine plastics and the corresponding commitments from brands. With lots of new materials in circulation, there is now some confusion among stakeholders around how these plastics fit in at a [...]
We are delighted to have been selected by Orkney Islands Council to undertake a capital appraisal of its proposed new integrated waste facility. The new facility will combine waste sorting and treatment, as well as offering an opportunity to integrate some existing waste depots and household waste recycling centres. It [...]
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 [...]
Four Eunomia staff members have been recognised in the 2020 Resource Magazine Hot 100. The annual list saw 12,000 voters from across the waste and resources sector choose their top influencers from the last 12 months. No. 95: Emma How – ‘diligent and well-connected’ At no. 95, Specialist Technical Advisor, [...]
Today is Earth Day, an annual event used to show support for environmental protection. Given the current situation, its aim this year is to flood the world with hope, optimism and action. We wanted to make a positive contribution and so our Chairman, Dominic Hogg, and climate emergency specialist, Alex [...]
Eunomia Director and resource efficiency and supply chain expert, Joe Papineschi, has launched a project with his partner on Instagram to encourage western society to prioritise buying fresh produce while the world battles Covid-19. Calling his project ‘reverse-hoarding’, Joe’s family came up with ‘eight house rules’ designed to take the [...]
With the most comprehensive ban on single-use plastics in the US, and plans to modernize its c. 50-yr-old ‘Bottle Bill’ deposit refund system, the time is ripe to scope the potential environmental and financial gains to be made by getting a deposit system right in Vermont, with a view to [...]
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 [...]
The Hong Kong Centre for Carbon Innovation (HKCCI) has commissioned us as sub-contractor on the development and implementation of a new carbon reduction certification scheme for food waste delivered to an organics recovery centre in Hong Kong. The scheme, which is being designed for the Hong Kong Government’s Environmental Protection [...]
Our Sustainable Business team has been working with US-based multi-stakeholder not-for-profit organisation ReFED on two new guides designed to help the restaurant and food service industries reduce up to 16m tons of food waste, the equivalent of 1.5 billion meals a year. Not-for-profit ReFED led the development of the guides [...]