Reloop and Zero Waste Europe have published today a new study by Eunomia Research and Consulting which shows that applying sorting systems to mixed waste (MWS) prior to thermal treatment and landfilling can significantly support Europe’s climate objectives and contribute to achieving ambitious plastics and municipal waste recycling targets. The [...]
Along with our partners environmental not-for-profit City to Sea, we have released a new report, which is the first of its kind in the UK, taking an in-depth look at the single-use packaging and disposables problem in the food-to-go sector, including cafes, fast food outlets and coffee chains in the [...]
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 [...]
Every year, Plastic Free July sees millions of people and organisations globally take a stand against plastic pollution. With the month now drawing to a close, we decided to pull together some of our favourite tips for reducing personal plastic consumption alongside some research, to remind us why it makes [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The second of two water fountains that we have sponsored as part of the wider Refill and Plastic Free Greater Manchester campaigns has been officially unveiled. In March 2019 the first water fountain opened in Bury with the support of Bury Council, United Utilities, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and [...]
Packaging free shops have become ever-more popular with the public as awareness and concern over pollution of plastic packaging grows. We are carrying out an innovative piece of work with Zero Waste Europe and Réseau Vrac to develop an overview of the state of packaging free shops across Europe. The [...]
Councils collecting bulky waste could increase recycling by 1.5% and save £450,000 over five years, new measures from our Waste Prevention Toolkit have found. The new data comes from our updated Waste Prevention Toolkit (WPT), which is a set of tools built to help local authorities determine the impact of [...]
We are sponsoring and running the first ever conference coffee cup deposit refund scheme (DRS) on at this September’s RWM (Resource and Waste Management Conference) held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. Launched in partnership with the NEC’s catering arm, Amadeus, under the scheme all food and beverage retailers [...]
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