Climate Emergency: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Waste
Darebin City Council (DCC) in Melbourne, Australia were the first in the world to declare a climate emergency in December 2016. We have been appointed to help the council to determine what practical actions they can take to meaningfully reduce the amount of carbon...Waste to Energy – a Hot Topic
In the course of our work we talk to lots of council members, stakeholders, and members of the public. The topic of Waste to Energy comes up regularly. Waste to Energy is common in many places overseas such as UK, parts of Europe, Japan, and it is becoming more...Waste Disposal Levy Research
New Zealand’s Waste Disposal Levy has been at $10 a tonne since its introduction. Research suggests there will be benefits if we increase the rate of the levy and how it is applied,
Marine Plastics
Eunomia advocates implementing a series of ‘best in class’ measures addressing specific items that are clearly identifiable as contributors to marine litter, including deposit returns, levies on single use plastic items, a comprehensive ban on microbeads, and, using extended producer responsibility to require those placing plastics packaging on the market to bear the full economic cost of collecting and treating them.
