Seas at Risk, an umbrella organisation of European environmental NGOs which promotes marine protection created this summary report using background research commissioned from Eunomia – Leverage Points for Reducing Single-use Plastics. This research is the first attempt to create a picture of single-use plastic consumption in Europe based on consumption [...]
This report explains the information sources and analysis underlying Eunomia’s marine plastics infographic, Where do they come from? Where do they go? The infographic brings together some of the key findings from its recent research on this subject and includes a new estimate of annual global emissions of primary microplastics. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Scottish Government selected us to undertake a study to assess the sources, pathways, fate and environmental impact of microplastics in Scotland, in three environmental contexts: the terrestrial environment including agricultural land, the freshwater environment, and the marine environment. Our findings were recently released in a report. Initially, we prioritised [...]
This report results from a project for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in which we assessed the pathways, fate and environmental impact of microplastics in Scotland. Specific objectives of the project were to: appraise the main environmental risks posed by microplastic pollution in Scotland’s terrestrial, freshwater and marine environment; [...]
This report supports the summary report What is Plastic? A Summary Report Exploring the Potential for Certain Materials to be Exempted from the Single Use Plastics Directive. The EU Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive focuses on reducing plastic pollution from single-use items, particularly in the marine environment. In order to determine [...]
We have been working with Mepex on behalf of the Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) to map the impacts of a switch away from 19 commonly-littered single use plastic items in Norway. On 27 March 2019, the European Parliament formally passed the Single Use Plastic Directive, which will require Member States [...]
Our Senior Consultant Dr Chiarina Darrah took part in a panel discussion on the problem of releases of microplastics from tyre abrasion at this year’s Fully Charged Live. The festival of clean energy technologies and electric vehicles took place over 7th–9th June at Silverstone, UK. The event featured a full [...]
