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The latest news, research and thought leadership from the UK’s leading employee-owned sustainability consultancy.

10 December 2025

We are delighted to announce Professor Mike Shaver as our new Non-Executive Director. Mike brings world-class expertise in sustainable materials and circular innovation.

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19 November 2025

Fixy has been awarded a Green Apple Environment Award for tackling e-waste and inspiring communities to embrace repair and reuse.

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2 October 2025

Resource Futures has been recognised for advancing circularity and data innovation in the recycling and resource management sector.

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The 2025 Resource Hot 100 list has seen Gwen Frost, Bethan Jones, Sophie Walker and Tom Passmore recognised for their influence in driving positive change in the sector.

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19 September 2025

CAG Somerset and Resource Futures joined more than 220 repairers, activists and organisers in London for Fixfest – a skill sharing event highlighting repair activities across the globe.

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15 September 2025

Our longest-standing community project Community RePaint has celebrated a key milestone with the addition of its one hundredth network member.

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14 August 2025

To coincide with the launch of our 2024-25 Impact Report, our CEO Sam Reeve reflects on the highlights, challenges and positive change that this financial year has brought.

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29 July 2025

CAG Somerset is celebrating another successful year of significant recycling and reuse achievements among the community groups it supports.

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16 July 2025

Our Data Intelligence Lead, Sophie Walker, has scooped up the award for Digital Transformation Leader at the inaugural Women in Packaging Excellence Awards.

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19 May 2025

Communities across Devon are set to benefit from a major new initiative to be co-managed by Resource Futures, thanks to £1.5m in National Lottery funding.

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29 April 2025

Resource Futures has had a second nomination for an Award for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management thanks to the continued success of The Fixy Project.

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14 March 2025

Key industry forum resets as it seeks greater role in waste and resources policy development

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20 February 2025

As well as continuing its efforts to reach those in remote rural areas with less access to WEEE repair and reuse – Fixy’s second phase saw it play a leading role in establishing pink electrical bin trials in flats.

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22 January 2025

Partnership between leading waste composition specialist and circular economy technology firm looks to harness transformative potential of data in the sector. Resource Futures and Dsposal have agreed a formal partnership that will see them combine resources and teams to further their ambitions to transform the use of data intelligence in the waste and resources sector. …

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2 December 2024

Resource Futures will take on the management of multiple award winning Recofloor programme as of November 2024, after flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyfloor commissioned it to oversee the day-to-day operations of their scheme to recover and recycle vinyl flooring in the UK. Originally conceived as part of a WRAP pilot project and previously managed by …

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28 October 2024

CIWM South West’s next event – focused on waste management policy changes – will take place at Resource Futures’ offices in Bristol.

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16 October 2024

Our paint circularity initiative Community RePaint has hit yet another milestone after its Wirral RePaint centre redistributed its one millionth litre of paint. Community RePaint Wirral – which is run by Recipro – receives paint from a number of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the area as well as collecting donated leftover paint from …

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19 September 2024

Our director Gwen Frost and CEO Sam Reeve have been recognised in this year’s Resource Hot 100, with Sam also being inducted into the prestigious Environment 100.

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5 September 2024

Two of Resource Futures’ projects – Community RePaint and Fixy – have been shortlisted for this year’s MRW National Recycling Awards.

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12 August 2024

Residents in a block of flats in Wells can now easily recycle their electricals with the launch of a Fixy-led pilot project in the Somerset city.

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8 August 2024

As part of the publication of this year’s Impact Report, CEO Sam Reeve shares his thoughts on the environmental and social progress we’re making as a business.

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17 May 2024

Resource Future’s mobile reuse initiative Fixy was recently shortlisted at the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management.

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25 January 2024

Zero Waste Scotland is looking for new circular entrepreneurs and businesses to take part in its FREE Meet the Market Programme.

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24 January 2024

Resource Futures was commissioned by Defra to investigate opportunities arising from potential amendments to retained EU law.

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12 December 2023

Resource Futures is working with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to pilot tools for environmentally sound management of plastic waste in more than 19 countries.

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21 September 2023

The recognition celebrates Nirmala’s proven abilities to develop global-level environmental tools and models to assess climate change and resource circularity.

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18 September 2023

Two Senior Consultants from Resource Futures – Archana Pisharody and Katie Powell – have been awarded ’35 UNDER 35’ status in the 2023 Letsrecycle.com’s 35 UNDER 35 Awards.

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22 August 2023

Bristol’s Food Redistribution Group – chaired by Resource Futures – has launched a tool to help food businesses effectively redistribute surplus food to aid those in food poverty in Bristol.

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11 August 2023

Today, we launched our 2022-23 Impact Report – a celebration of the positive impact of our project delivery and business operations. Find out how we are working with our clients to create a sustainable world, and our priority areas for 2023-24.

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18 May 2023

Resources Futures has been contracted by Defra to explore the use and effectiveness of enforcement against littering, fly-tipping and dog fouling offences.

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