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How effective targeting of communal collections and food waste can boost recycling performance
The latest English local authority recycling rates show areas with high amounts of communal collections are often among the lowest performing. How can this be turned around?
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Navigating changes to food waste collections in 2026
25% of English councils are going to miss the 31st March deadline for mandatory food waste collections. What does this mean for Simpler Recycling?
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Residents are resistant to four-weekly collections – what does the data say?
Residents tend to object to any reduction in residual waste collection frequency – but do the numbers stack up to support a less frequent service?
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Finding circular solutions for the first wave of onshore wind farm decommissioning
With so many turbines now in operation – and more being installed each year – the pressing need for circular solutions to onshore wind farm decommissioning that reuse the full range of materials used in construction is apparent.
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Tackling Marine Litter – Fishing and Aquaculture Gear
A three-step approach to help for governments and industry tackle marine litter from fishing and aquaculture.
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Decarbonising pharmaceuticals? The solution is circular
Resource Futures’ Ann Stevenson outlines how circularity can drive sustainable outcomes in the pharmaceutical industry
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Overcoming business hurdles to circularity
Our Consultant Katie Reid shares expert insights on navigating the investment and support landscape and how to fast track winning collaborations to help your business embrace circular practices.
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Podcast: What will it really take to fund a circular economy in the UK?
Our Policy lead Susan Evens recently joined the Beyond Waste podcast, chatting to CIWM and WWF on how fiscal and financial policies can pave the way to a circular UK economy.
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The value of Skillshares in bringing communities together
Skillshares are a fantastic way to unite individuals with diverse passions and goals, creating a community platform to inspire, learn, and collaborate on positive actions.
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Strengthening Climate Education in Devon through NEED
The recent Network of Environmental Educators Devon (NEED) event, supported by Resource Futures, provided much needed insight and support for educators looking to shape schools’ climate plans.
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Our resource future starts here
Sam Reeve, CEO At Resource Futures we know that we can’t afford to waste the planet. We need to rebalance our relationship with resources if we are to deliver a future where organisations, people, and communities can thrive. This thinking has been at the heart of the company since we were founded in 2006 when
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A pivotal moment for local authorities
Resource Futures’ director Gwen Frost considers the pressures that local authorities are under and suggests how they can adapt their operations to meet new requirements and bring down costs.
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Bringing communities together to empower climate action
An often overlooked but vital element of community action is how collaboration acts as the cornerstone that drives success.
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How effective communications can transform new and existing food recycling schemes
For councils about to introduce separate food collections, there’s a lot to think about: new vehicles, containers, tipping locations and additional staff all need to be considered and paid for. But what about their communications with residents and businesses?
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How can GIS Mapping transform how we use data?
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a more visual way of understanding data. But how can GIS maps help to bring about sustainable outcomes?
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What is the real value of employee volunteering?
We’ve seen first-hand how volunteering days can give our people a renewed sense of purpose, deepen connections and create a sense of community.
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Refill it, reuse it – and then recycle it
This Sunday marks World Refill Day, a day of action designed to accelerate the transition away from single-use materials and towards refill and reuse.
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Could washable nappies lead the way for reusable period products?
Washable nappies have proven the environmental and cost-saving benefits of switching to reusable. Could washable period products be next?
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Addressing the circularity blind spot in the sports and outdoor equipment sector
While a growing number of outdoor companies are addressing the environmental impacts of their clothing and accessory lines, there remains a significant blind spot: circularity in the sports and outdoor equipment sector.
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How we go beyond for our people
Caroline Beardkins, HR Manager at Resource Futures, explains how we are uniquely positioned to ‘go beyond’ for our people, to help them grow and thrive.
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Combating the cost of living crisis with cloth
Gloucestershire Real Nappy Project advisors, Kirstie Clarke and Lucy Hague, share different strategies for buying and using cloth nappies, as well as tips for optimal drying.
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Fixy Impact Report 2022-23
A blueprint for anyone with an interest in developing repair and reuse initiatives, and in finding routes to engaging new audiences.
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‘Climate justice’ and global waste.
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
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Embracing the unfamiliar
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
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Hope not hype. That’s what COP26 must deliver.
Rather like our response to the global pandemic which has delayed it, I do have hope that COP26 could be the catalyst for significant change.
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Teamwork makes the sustainable fashion dream work
In combining expertise from the upstream and downstream of the fashion and textiles industry, Carla Worth, Consultant at Resource Futures, and Alan Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer at the Textile Recycling Association (TRA), explore the impact of sustainability becoming mainstream and highlight why stakeholders must prioritise collaborative and cross-sectoral working to achieve a global sustainable fashion…
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CAG Devon groups’ remarkable impact during COVID.
During the most challenging year, in the grip of the global pandemic, CAG Devon groups have risen to the challenge and blown previous yearly achievements out of the water
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Trust and reusables – the magic combination?
In a blog for Plastic Free July, our Senior Consultant Hanna Plant asks if trust-based reusable schemes are the answer to reducing our plastic footprint and the amount of single-use plastic that ends up in our environment and oceans.
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Not so glorious food waste
In June 2021, Resource Futures happily announced that Bristol had been awarded the status of Gold Sustainable Food City by the UK partnership programme, Sustainable Food Places. On the back of this excellent news, Hanna reflects on our other work around food waste, why it’s important, and what we still hope to achieve from our…
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What do the Defra consultations mean for your waste strategy?
With the three Defra consultations on extended producer responsibility (EPR), deposit return scheme (DRS) and collections consistency now released, local authorities have increasing clarity on the likely impacts of the Environment Bill on their future waste and recycling services. There’s never been a better time to review your Council’s waste strategy, but where do you…