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 [...]
We have produced a new guidance document for WRAP Cymru which outlines best practice for low carbon and resource efficient construction procurement in Wales. The built environment accounts for around 39% of global carbon emissions, with construction works and materials representing around 11% of global emissions. The new guidance will [...]
We need to think innovatively about how we produce value from natural resources to transition to a circular economy. Prior to her appointment at Eunomia, our Consultant Star Molteno completed a project which reviewed how local and small-scale economic engagement with forestry can play a role in establishing sustainable bio-economies. [...]
We have been commissioned by the Greek Federation of Recycling and Energy Recovery for Industry, SEPAN (ΣΕΠΑΝ), to develop a comprehensive Annual Report demonstrating progress towards a more circular economy in Greece. The resulting report, due in September 2020, will deliver a good practice review and recommend priority actions for [...]
The UK has been basking in sunshine for weeks now and more time at home means more people playing in the garden and filling their paddling pools. The dry spell has had more serious results in Cumbria, though, where water levels are low, and the local utility company has applied [...]
On 25th March two of our leading sustainability consultants led a sold-out session at the Greater Manchester Green City Summit on reducing plastic waste. The event took part in the Public Sector Space in parallel with the wider GM Green Summit, with the space focusing on inspiring the public sector [...]
On Saturday 24th March 2018 at 8.30pm, also known as Earth Hour, the World Wildlife Fund launched a report we developed that summarises available data on single use plastic consumption and waste management in the UK, both historic trends and future projections, and considers the UK’s performance relative to other [...]
The Scottish Government has commissioned us to review, model and analyse options for a Scottish specific Aggregate Levy. The UK Aggregates Levy, introduced in 2002, is an environmental tax on aggregates (sand, gravel and rock) that have been dug from the ground, dredged from the sea or imported – usually [...]
Derry City and Strabane District Council, Northern Ireland, has approved a strategy developed by Eunomia aimed at developing a Zero Waste Circular Economy. The strategy is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, and brings together the principles of Zero Waste and the Circular Economy. The strategy aims both [...]
We have recruited five new consultants, including industry veteran, Duncan Oswald, who joins as Senior Consultant in Scotland. Duncan has 25 years’ experience in the industry, and is now part of Eunomia’s growing resource efficiency team. He previously managed Ecodyn Ltd, which he founded in 2000. Duncan’s experience and network [...]