15 December 2025
Residents tend to object to any reduction in residual waste collection frequency – but do the numbers stack up to support a less frequent service?
Read more8 December 2025
With so many turbines now in operation – and more being installed each year – the pressing need for a circular solution to decommissioning and reusing the full range of materials used to construct wind turbines is apparent.
Read more8 October 2025
Resource Futures’ Ann Stevenson outlines how circularity can drive sustainable outcomes in the pharmaceutical industry
Read more28 August 2025
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.
Read more15 May 2025
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.
Read more17 April 2025
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.
Read more27 March 2025
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.
Read more22 January 2025
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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Read more18 November 2024
A three-step approach to help for governments and industry tackle marine litter from fishing and aquaculture.
Read more30 October 2024
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.
Read more17 October 2024
An often overlooked but vital element of community action is how collaboration acts as the cornerstone that drives success.
Read more7 October 2024
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?
Read more31 July 2024
Geographic information systems (GIS) provide a more visual way of understanding data. But how can GIS maps help to bring about sustainable outcomes?Â
Read more15 July 2024
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.
Read more14 June 2024
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.
Read more28 May 2024
Washable nappies have proven the environmental and cost-saving benefits of switching to reusable. Could washable period products be next?
Read more3 May 2024
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.
Read more27 April 2023
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.
Read more26 April 2023
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.
Read more19 April 2023
A blueprint for anyone with an interest in developing repair and reuse initiatives, and in finding routes to engaging new audiences.
Read more25 January 2022
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.
Read more25 November 2021
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.
Read more1 November 2021
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.
Read more12 October 2021
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 industry.
Read more31 August 2021
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
Read more29 July 2021
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.
Read more13 July 2021
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 work in this area.
Read more2 June 2021
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 start?
Read more6 May 2021
Following the May 2021 UK local elections, is the green light for the collections consistency consultation imminent? Our Senior Consultant Abigail Mason sums up some of the key questions local authorities are hoping to have answered in the consultation.
Read more31 March 2021
This guide will walk you through five steps to help you embrace the circular economy in your business by enabling a circular business model.
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