We have been working with Common Seas, an organisation with a mission to tackle the flow of plastics into the oceans, to develop Plastic Drawdown, a comprehensive approach for governments to understand plastic waste flows and optimise policies to tackle ocean pollution. We used the Plastic Drawdown approach to assess [...]
Our new report, released today (13 June), has found that a deposit return system (DRS) for non-alcoholic beverage containers, alongside improvements in the Blue Box program, would recycle an additional 118,000 tonnes of materials every year, as well as generating overall savings of $12 million. The report, Better Together: How [...]
New research for Surfers Against Sewage has identified the brands whose items are most commonly littered on UK beaches. Volunteers from the Cornwall-based campaign group collected 49,413 items in their 2019 Big Spring Beach Clean between the 6th and 14th of April. Our team carried out analysis of the beach [...]
Working on behalf of Defra, we have completed an analysis of consultation responses on proposals to make biodiversity net gain a requirement for new developments. The proposals come in the context of the UK Government’s ambition to embed the principle of ‘environmental net gain’ into development, as set out in [...]
The London Borough of Waltham Forest has recently awarded its eight-year, £112 million Neighbourhoods Services Contract to Urbaser Ltd. We have been working with the council from the beginning of the process in July 2017, when we carried out a Commissioning Options Analysis on the waste collection, grounds maintenance and [...]
A new study, written by our policy team for WWF-UK and Resource Association, has recommended a levy on all virgin packaging to increase demand for recycled materials. The report was launched at a Parliamentary Reception, sponsored by DS Smith Recycling, on Tuesday 20th November 2018. ‘Demand Recycled: Policy Options for [...]
We recently launched our latest natural capital report, which was presented at the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership‘s Annual Forum, and provided new evidence that nature-based prescribing could result in savings for the NHS and improved water quality for all. We were commissioned by the Environment Agency to develop an evaluation [...]
The Welsh Government is considering options to tackle the problems associated with food and drink packaging, in line with the principles of Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR). The Welsh Government has identified that the everyday litter seen across cities, towns and the countryside is having a negative impact on both the [...]
Bristol City Centre BID (Business Improvement District) is entering into a partnership with Veolia to deliver a new waste collection service to city centre businesses. We supported the tender process by designing a competitive bidding process which looked at both price and quality of service. Bristol City Centre BID is [...]
A recycling facility designed with our support on behalf the London Borough of Hounslow and its local authority trading company Recycle 360 has been shortlisted in the Health & Safety Initiative Category of the MRW 2018 National Recycling Awards for its fire safety measures. The Southall Lane Depot has been [...]