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Our research and thought leadership reports have influenced global discussions, from the INC 5 Plastics Treaty to the European Green Deal.
Reports below are available to download for free.
Recent Work
Invisible Waste: Unveiling Microplastic Pollution
Consultant Anita Lewis presented a webinar hosted by WasteMINZ on the 9th October 2024. Titled 'Invisible Waste: Unveiling Microplastic Pollution', Anita discusses the pervasive issue of microplastics. Focusing on its sources, environmental impacts, and the role of...
Reports from Eunomia UK
An extensive library of free and paid reports are available to download from the Eunomia UK website.
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Local Government Waste Manifesto *Update*
Eunomia worked with the WasteMINZ TA Forum to update the Local Government Waste Manifesto that we originally helped create in 2018. Since the first Manifesto was produced there have been a range of significant changes in the sector. These include the impacts of...
Webinar: Join us as we discuss the waste levy
WasteMINZ is hosting a webinar on the waste disposal levy. Join us on the 21st of September at 8:30am. Eunomia's Dr Dominic Hogg and Duncan Wilson, lead authors of the the recent ‘A Wasted Opportunity‘ report on the NZ waste levy will be the panelists. Eunomia's...
LG Magazine Article about Waste Levy
Duncan Wilson is featured in the August issue of Local Government magazine, talking about the recent Eunomia report on New Zealand's waste levy. Click the button below to download a copy of the article. [button...
Unique Emissions Factor Calculator
Eunomia has constructed this handy downloadable calculator to help landfill owners assess the potential financial impact of applying for a waste composition or capture and destruction Unique Emissions Factor (UEF). The file runs in excel and requires version 2003 or...
Eunomia Levy Research in the Media
Our waste levy research report has generated a lot of interest. Here are some links to media articles: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201849672/take-make-dispose-calls-for-landfill-levy-hike...
Zero Waste Events Guide – Free Download
Eunomia worked with Auckland Council to produce this zero waste events guide. The guide is designed for the non-waste specialist, in particular event managers. It will help you reduce the amount of waste your events produce and work towards zero waste. It also...
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,
LG Magazine Article on Rubbish Collections
Rubbish collections are considered by many to be core council business. But the market has been changing. Rethinking old ways can deliver better economic, environmental and community outcomes. Read Duncan Wilson's article in Local Government magazine about council...
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.
Recycling – Who Really Leads the World?
In this report, prepared jointly with Resource Media, we analyse recycling data from around the world to understand which countries really lead the municipal waste recycling league table.
LG Article on Council vs Private Collections
The rise in popularity of private wheeled bin rubbish collections means an increasing number of councils in NZ are finding themselves with some tough decisions to make about how they provide services. Duncan Wilson provides insight and perspective in this article for...
Waste Data Framework
One of the biggest barriers to managing our waste better in NZ is a lack of good data. We worked with WasteMINZ, the Ministry for the Environment and Waste Not Consulting to develop the first step to better data. The development of the national waste data framework...
WMINZ – The Horror of 240L Wheelie Bins
What is so Horrible Anyway..? We worked with Waste Not Consulting − who have been going through bins and bags of rubbish for a looonnng time now (15 years but who’s counting) − to crunch the data to try and understand what the impact of wheeled bins is. A few things become obvious after a while − Let’s have a look…
The Horror of 240 Litre Wheeled Bins – Presentation
View this presentation on 'The Horror of 240 Litre Wheeled Bins' from the WasteMINZ Conference 2014. In this presentation Duncan Wilson presents a range of data that demonstrates how large wheeled bins for rubbish drive wasteful behaviour. Simply put, big bins...
Waste Stocktake – Waikato & Bay Of Plenty
This waste stocktake report has been undertaken to help construct a comprehensive picture of waste management in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.
Waste Levy Spending Guidelines
These guidelines provide good practice guidance to territorial authorities (TAs) on how to use Waste Disposal Levy money received.
Taking waste out of waste – LG Magazine Article
Councils, like most sectors of society, have been feeling the pressure to constrain spending following on from the last global financial crisis. But ‘doing more with less’, as much as it sounds like a corporate cliche, is actually no bad thing.
CReW Reuse Centre Establishment Guide
This establishment guide has been developed to provide guidance, information, standard documentation and templates to any groups planning to establish a reuse centre.
Food Waste Collection Trials – Presentation WMINZ
Minimizing Waste Trial – a Presentation to WMINZ
Auckland Waste Stocktake Strategic Assessment
This report presents a stocktake of waste and diverted materials flows and facilities in the Auckland Region. Data and information from local government, business, and key waste and recovered material operators have been compiled to provide a quantitative analysis of waste and diverted materials in the region.
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