Resource Recovery from Waste Vision Discover our vision and values Events RRfW programme events and conference listing Blogs News and in depth articles Welcome Projects Results Policy About Us 10 years left to prepare for low carbon infrastructure decommissioning New study highlights the immediate need to integrate circular economy into low carbon infrastructure planning to avoid colossal economic and environmental costs at end-of-use. Read More Share this: TwitterLinkedIn Resource Recovery from Waste is a collaborative research programme engaging academia, industry, government and the general public to develop knowledge and tools to reduce pressure on natural resources and create value from wastes. It was set up to deliver the environmental science needed to support a radical change in the waste management landscape. With six projects at leading UK universities, the programme is building tools to model the multiple dimensions of value whilst also developing enabling biogeochemical technologies for new supply chains. Recent News Businesses may have more than profit on their mind when they look at circular economy Current business support guidance may be missing opportunities to engage companies with circular economy practices by assuming that business managers and owners are solely motivated by money. Current infrastructure investment is perpetuating a wasteful linear economy “Building a circular economy” report by Green Alliance, in collaboration with Resource Recovery from Waste, calls for an urgent rethink on infrastructure for circular economy. RRfW programme leaves a legacy of radical ideas and a dynamic research community The RRfW programme formally concludes in September 2019, but leaves a vibrant legacy. RRfW makes the case for better data to improve circular economy governance Resource Recovery from Waste has been working with the Office for National Statistics, Defra and BEIS to develop the government use case for the proposed National Materials Datahub. Future research and innovation spaces for resource recovery and circular economy Report released from workshop on research and innovation challenges for resource recovery and circular economy, hosted jointly by RRfW and NERC in March 2019. New project to apply circular economy to oil and gas decommissioning Resource Recovery from Waste and Zero Waste Scotland launched an impact project to apply circular economy principles to oil and gas decommissioning. Follow @RRfW6 on Twitter My Tweets What is RRfW Resource Recovery from Waste (RRfW) is a 5-year, £7.2M programme of research funded by NERC, ESRC and Defra aiming to “deliver the science needed to accomplish a paradigm shift in the recovery of resources from waste”. Related Research Programmes SoS MinErals: Security of Supply of Mineral Resources 2021 Resource Recovery from Waste Follow