A new franchising model for last-mile urban freight deliveries could cut down on road miles, fuel and maintenance costs while delivering the same volume of freight, according to a new report published today by Eunomia Research and Consulting. The model would resemble how municipal authorities currently deal with residential waste [...]
Demand for single-use beverage packaging will need to be significantly reduced after a new report by Zero Waste Europe found that the production of glass, plastic and aluminium beverage products were all projected to substantially contribute to climate change. Glass was the largest contributor which has prompted calls for accelerating [...]
The RDF Industry Group was joined by the Environment Agency at the biggest waste sector event of the year – RWM & Letsrecycle Live – discussing proposals to ban waste exports. The RDF Industry Group, which represents over 30 organisations across the European waste derived fuel (WDF) supply chain, opened the [...]
Thursday 22nd April 2021 is Earth Day, an annual event to support environmental protection. This year the theme is to Restore Our Earth and we wanted to show our support by sharing news about the small part we are playing. Our Carbon Fund As a business we operate a Carbon [...]
The UK government has today announced a ban on plastic drinking straws, stirrers and cotton buds following a consultation last year which showed strong support. Originally planned to be introduced in April, it was postponed because of coronavirus. Chris Sherrington, Head of Environmental Policy & Economics at Eunomia has carried [...]
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, [...]
Alex Massie, Climate and Ecological Emergency Specialist at the leading environmental consultancy Eunomia has applauded technology giant Apple’s plan to be carbon neutral across its business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030 but is calling on Apple – a famously disruptive brand – to go further still. Alex, who is [...]
Earlier this year, we stopped travelling and spending when governments imposed lockdowns to halt the spread of coronavirus. As a result, the demand for oil plummeted, and prices subsequently fell to historically low levels. Today the value of oil is back in the news because these changes led to dividend [...]
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 [...]
The UK government has announced a bold vision Gear Change for getting the nation cycling and walking. We asked our Sustainable Future Transport Lead Gavin Bailey whether he thought these measures were enough to get the UK moving under their own steam. Gavin said: “This is a great, progressive strategy, [...]