Plastic pollution is widely recognized as a threat to human and planetary health. There is a high level of public awareness and policymakers are increasingly using legislation to limit the production and use of plastic, with a significant focus on single-use products. Such increased recognition and legislation is creating a [...]
Eunomia Research & Consulting was commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to conduct a study which reviewed the quantities and types of macro-plastics received by the water industry, identified the negative impacts of these items and made recommendations on how to improve source control to prevent them from entering [...]
Eunomia was commissioned by the European Commission to carry out a study to identify the environmental impacts associated with conventional and biodegradable agricultural plastics and make recommendations of measures to be implemented to reduce these impacts. The EU’s Plastics Strategy has laid the foundations for a new circular plastics economy, [...]
The UK Government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic plates and cutlery, with a consultation set to be launched in the autumn. The proposed ban follows plans by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to do the same and builds on England’s ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds [...]
Break Free From Plastic commissioned Eunomia to write a report which explored how life cycle assessment (LCA) –the de facto tool used across the world for assessing the environmental impacts of products and processes—is used today to influence policy decision making, particularly in regards to single-use plastic products. The final [...]
In recent years the biodegradable and compostable plastics market has boomed in reaction to the tidal wave of concern around marine plastics and the corresponding commitments from brands. With lots of new materials in circulation, there is now some confusion among stakeholders around how these plastics fit in at a [...]
Eunomia has produced a UK plastics roadmap, Future Opportunities and Needs in the UK plastics Supply Chain, for UK Research & Innovation. The roadmap identifies ways that can help the transition to a circular plastics economy in the UK. This research was conducted under the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund [...]
Eunomia produced this report for WWF Greece, outlining the key policy measures and associated actions to drive solutions to plastic pollution in Greece. This report builds on the findings of the WWF Greece report Plastic pollution in Greece: How to Stop It – A Practical Guide for Policy Makers. This [...]
We are pleased to announce that Eunomia’s Athens based Office has been selected to deliver work for Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) on Single Use Plastics. This study will focus on preparing policy guidelines to address Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items in the Mediterranean region, with a [...]
As an environmentally-driven organisation, we encourage minimal travel, are geared up for the remote working of our staff and have regular meetings online. In the current situation, this experience gave us the confidence required to replace a full-day European Commission stakeholder engagement workshop in Brussels, with a 2-hour interactive webinar [...]