Projects

This study aimed to gain a greater understanding of glass usage in the households and hotels, cafés and restaurants (HORECA) channel to enable informed decisions to be made on how best to increase glass collection for recycling rates in this channel.

In 2017, approximately 600,000 tonnes of textiles were collected for re-use and recycling in the UK, which increased to 620,000 tonnes in 2018. Oakdene Hollins, 2019, ‘A quantification of used textile collections for re-use and recycling in the UK’ (unpublished research for WRAP) has been utilised in this report by WRAP.

A study on the volumes and market dynamics for automotive green recycled parts in Ontario, Canada; the environmental impact of part reuse and; identification of knowledge gaps and opportunities for recommending actions for growth of automotive part recycling and reuse.

This report for Defra aimed to quantify the impact of increased energy and fuel costs on the waste sector in England to provide a better perception of the waste sectors resilience to shocks; the waste sectors key hotspots and risks in relation to energy and fuel and; how these could be mitigated.

Careful analysis, supported by Oakdene Hollins, reveals a cluster of furniture types, such as baby and infant products and pillows, which exhibit comparable overall properties in terms of lower fire risk but higher potential for CFR exposure.

This is the National Bed Federation's (NBF’s) fourth report on end-of-life of UK mattress conducted by Oakdene Hollins.

This study evaluates post-consumer textile waste management system’s lost opportunities from economic, environmental, and societal impact perspective of textile reuse in Canada.

The way damage to a vehicle is rectified has an impact on the volume of greenhouse gases emitted as a result of rectifying that damage. Though limited to a single vehicle across only four geographies, this study investigates whether repairing or replacing vehicle components has lower GHG emissions.

Stakeholder perspectives and economic analysis on potential future scenarios for managing chemicals of concern in mattresses.

Steel is a strategically important material within the Scottish economy and is embodied within its stocks of buildings, infrastructure, and many different products.

Collating industry insights on where innovation is needed to drive more low-carbon outcomes in the packaging sector.

What types of materials and products will the packaging sector be purchasing in 2050?

Through exploring five different scenarios, this research looks at the possible futures for the vital packaging materials of the Transformation Industries (which include the glass, metals, paper, and plastics sectors).

Accelerating the adoption of value retention processes in the UK to contribute towards a more sustainable, lower-carbon, and more circular economy, as well as creating high-quality jobs in a digitally-enabled future.