Circular Economy
We help businesses prevent waste and keep materials in use longer, supporting your transition to circular products and business models.
For Policy Makers
Our Services for Policy Makers
Data and Tools
Data-driven decision-making is at the heart of any successful strategy. We’ll help you draw valuable insight from data and put it to use.
Policy
With 30-years’ heritage in waste and resources, our track record is one of working with government and industry to affect policy development.
What our clients say
We tasked Resource Futures with revising and writing a new waste strategy for Herefordshire Council.
They quickly understood our requirements, engaging a range of stakeholders to agree strategic principles, enabling us to set ambitious new strategic goals and transforming our service for the future.
It’s a strategy we’ve now successfully adopted, and we are delighted to be implementing.
Joni Hughes
Herefordshire Council
Resource Futures supported us from ideation through to finished product. The project required deep understanding of commercial and environmental datasets, environmental law and best practice.
The final product allows our customers to interrogate data, analyse and forecast results, and extract insights specific to their business needs. Delivering value and actionable insight for years to come.
Will Ghali
Ecosurety
Resource Futures compiled insights into local reuse organisations and potential ways of working together to achieve more through reuse. Their report identified and highlighted factors experienced by existing groups which will help us shape initiatives that overcome barriers and explore opportunities.
It is an important piece of research that helps us improve reuse and repair across Somerset
Julie Searle
Somerset Waste Partnership
Working with Resource Futures has unlocked the power of The 2 Minute Foundation’s BEACH CLEAN app data.
We are now able to quantify findings and present powerful evidence to engage stakeholders. The individuals, groups and families taking part are contributing valuable information through citizen science that can be used for better decision making and direct efforts to keep our beaches free from litter.
Nicola Green
The 2 Minute Foundation
Resource Futures produced a thorough report, reflecting considerable stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis.
The effort that has gone into this information gathering has been exceptional given the timing of this project over the pandemic.
The outputs are invaluable and will be used to inform actions which will make a real difference to our marine industries and environment.
Morag Campbell
Marine Scotland
Some of our experts…
Lloyd Howell
Junior Consultant
Lloyd began working with Resource Futures as a field operative and site manager, moving into his current role as a Junior Consultant across Circular Economy, Behaviour Change, and Waste Strategy in January 2025.
His background is in Human Geography, in which he holds a BA and MSc. Through these...
Doug Simpson
Waste Strategy Lead, Principal Consultant
Doug has extensive experience developing and delivering multi-disciplinary sustainability strategies and planning policies for the Mayor of London and with local authorities, helping to cut waste, boost recycling performance, and accelerate transition to the circular economy.
He has collaborated...
Sam Reeve
CEO
Sam was a founding Director of Resource Futures in 2006 and has been instrumental in the development and success of the company since that time. He took over as CEO in April 2016. He has always held the belief that successful businesses no matter how big or small can have a positive impact socially...