Blog, interviews and comment Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production What is life cycle analysis? And why is it so important for sustainability? Have you heard of life cycle analysis? The chances are you haven’t, but it’s a vital part of sustainability. Without it it’s hard to know if products and services claiming to be sustainable are what they say are. Without it we can […] Read More
Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 13 Climate Action Interview: The problem with plastic? People. ‘We are very good at responding to crises. But when the climate crisis is visible – will it be too […] Read More
Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Grantham Centre Director talks to the BBC about dentists and plastic Sheffield professor urges dentists to ditch single-use plastic Grantham Centre Director talks to the BBC about dentists and plastic. Chemistry […] Read More
Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Britain under-reports plastic packaging use Britain under reports plastic use, according to Fresh Produce Journal. Our packaging consultant Sarah Greenwood is quoted in the piece, […] Read More
Publications SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production NEW PAPER: electronic waste and circular economy Electronic waste is the fastest growing category of hazardous solid waste in the world. Addressing the problem of electronic waste […] Read More
Latest News SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Sarah Greenwood: “We can all be guilty of unconscious bias” Sarah Greenwood, consultant for our project Redefining Single-Use Plastic, was interviewed by Women in Plastics. Women in Plastics is a […] Read More
Latest News Research SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production New £1 Million Research Project At The Grantham Centre To Re-Think Plastics Production And Use Plastics: Redefining Single-Use is a new multidisciplinary research project announced on December 18th by the Science Minister. This £1 million […] Read More
Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Could Plastic Be The Solution To Soil Pollution? Grantham Director Prof Tony Ryan OBE believes that plastic could be the solution to soil pollution, especially that caused by […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Did you know that Sheffield Students’ Union plans to be Zero Waste? It’s the launch of the University’s Sustainability Strategy this week and the campus is buzzing with ideas about how we […] Read More
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Training University of Sheffield team wins entrepreneur competition Four University of Sheffield science researchers, including Grantham Scholar Chris Dutton, have won the nationwide Environment YES innovation competition, beating off challengers from […] Read More