Ahead of his inauguration as CIWM President yesterday, Dr. David Greenfield launched the CIWM Presidential Report 2025, entitled ‘Lost Opportunities? Winning Back Materials to Drive the UK’s Circular Economy‘, which issues a call to action to capture and derive value ...
Read More »Eight-year contract extension for Veolia in Camden
Veolia has been awarded an eight-year extension to its recycling and waste contract with Camden Council, which will see the resource management business delivering recycling and waste collections for both households and commercial businesses as well as street cleansing operations ...
Read More »Veolia donates over £120k to support community initiatives
Resource management firm, Veolia, has supported 165 projects with over £120,000 through its Sustainability Fund in 2024 to improve biodiversity in their local environments and communities, making it its most successful year of the fund to date. Since its launch ...
Read More »Reconomy highlights urgent need for greater circularity with ‘Close the Gap’ campaign
A new campaign ‘Close the Gap’ has been launched by international circular economy specialist, Reconomy, to highlight the urgent need to transition away from linear economic models and embrace more circular solutions. Despite a growing focus in recent years on ...
Read More »CIWM launches refreshed and reset Policy & Innovation Forum
CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has announced the launch of its refreshed and reset Policy & Innovation (P&I) Forum, a dynamic think-tank designed to help shape the future of the resource and waste management sector. Consisting of leaders, ...
Read More »Technology reuse creates up to £346m of social value
Between £120 million and £346 million of social value was created as a result of product reuse enabled by the resource and waste management sector in 2023/24, according to a new report, funded by CIWM and produced by Tech-Takeback. The ...
Read More »Veolia in Merton Council win
Resource management firm, Veolia, has been appointed by the London Borough of Merton to deliver recycling and waste collections and winter maintenance services as part of a new eight-year contract commencing in April 2025. The new contract will provide recycling ...
Read More »Reconomy expands central group sales function to strengthen customer relationships
The circular economy specialist is expanding its central sales function to harness the power of the larger group and drive additional growth. Having been through a period of rapid expansion over the past few years driven both by organic growth ...
Read More »CIWM appoints early careers president
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has appointed Charlotte Davies as its first Early Careers President, in a move which underscores the organisation’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that the industry is equipped with the resources and skills necessary to support ...
Read More »CIWM launches Sector Inclusion Forum
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has launched its Sector Inclusion Forum, which will support the organisation in delivering its Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Strategy and act as an advisory body on its deliverables, including a Code of Conduct. ...
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