This report was produced in response to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive budget proposal to expand New York State’s bottle bill at the beginning of 2019. The Governor’s proposal would expand the current deposit return system to include sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit and vegetable beverages, as well as ready-to-drink [...]

This report examines the economic and employment impacts of New York State’s deposit return system. The report firstly examines the economic impact of, and the jobs created by, the current system. It then goes on to identify the economic and employment benefits resulting from an increase in deposit to 10c [...]

This report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examines the scale of free-riding of producers and retailers across the Electrical and Electronic Equipment market. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems are a policy instrument which require producers to be responsible for the environmental impacts of their products at [...]

Our Waste Prevention Toolkit (WPT) provides assistance to local authorities by allowing them to determine the impact and cost of a range of waste prevention initiatives. The latest update to the WPT now allows local authorities to model the impact of collecting bulky waste for reuse both at kerbside and [...]

We produced this report for the Norwegian Environment Agency alongside Norwegian consultancy Mepex. The report gives an overview of the value chain for bio-based and biodegradable plastics on a global and national scale. Our team identified the challenges that biodegradable plastic products cause in the Norwegian waste handling system, including: [...]

This report, commissioned by Changing Markets, looks at the opportunities to reduce the environmental and health impacts of carpet and increase carpet circularity in the EU. The work takes the form of a toolkit that national governments and the EU can use to inform their decisions on the best policies [...]

Eunomia produced this report for Friends of the Earth on the household contributions to marine plastic pollution. Globally, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are thought to enter the marine environment every year. This plastic can float on the ocean surface, be washed up on beaches or sink to the [...]

This report, commissioned by WWF-UK and Resource Association, was launched at a Parliamentary Reception on 20th November 2018. The report outlines policy measures to deliver increased use of post-consumer recycled materials (PCR) in the UK economy. It analyses a range of policy options and sets out fresh thinking on the [...]

This report, commissioned by Changing [...]