Practical support for waste systems that need to last

Independent technical advice, project reviews and practical support for teams developing and delivering waste management and circular economy projects.

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1-to-1 coaching

For professionals working on waste and circular economy projects who want to strengthen their expertise and tackle complex challenges.

  • technical guidance and problem-solving
  • project planning and decision-making
  • stakeholder relationships
  • career development and confidence

Available as single sessions or short packages.

TEAM/PROJECT

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Project Clarity Session

For teams working through a technical, operational or strategic decision.

 

  • assessing project options
  • resolving implementation challenges
  • reviewing costs and risks
  • strengthening project partnerships

DEEPER DIAGNOSTIC

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Resilience Project Review

An independent assessment of the factors that could affect a project’s long-term success.

 

  • projects preparing for investment or scale
  • technical, financial and operational risks
  • review against the Seven Foundations review
  • practical recommendations for strengthening delivery

Need something more tailored?

For project developers, technology providers, investors, public institutions and organisations managing waste and circular economy projects across different locations.

Support can include:

  • technical options and feasibility assessments
  • waste flows, feedstock supply and markets
  • project costing and operational risk
  • troubleshooting and implementation support
  • stakeholder relationships and partnerships
  • decision-making tools, frameworks and procedures
  • team advisory, training and capacity building

Not sure which option fits?

Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll suggest the right starting point.

How we work:   Seed $ System $ Scale

 

For project and advisory work, Global Waste Lab uses a staged approach: understand the context, shape a practical model, then strengthen what is ready to grow.

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Seed

Listen and learn

Understand the real context: what people need, what already exists, where the risks are, and what change is genuinely possible. Then shape a small, practical next step.

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System

Make it workable

Turn early insight into a model that can actually function, connecting people, roles, finance, governance, data, safety, markets and technical choices.

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Scale

Strengthen what can grow

Support teams to test, adapt and improve before expanding, so growth strengthens the work instead of stretching it until it breaks.

The result

Waste systems that are practical, resilient and built to keep working long after the project ends.

 

Experience behind the work

Global evidence

Author of UNEP’s Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 and Towards Zero Waste (2023). Making Waste Work received an ISWA Publication Award. Fellow of CIWM and Chartered Waste Manager.

Practical project experience

More than 20 years’ experience spanning waste infrastructure planning, technology assessment, waste flow modelling, project development and implementation support in diverse operating environments.

Tools and training

Development of practical assessment frameworks, decision-making tools and learning resources, including work for The Ocean Cleanup and Global Waste Lab Academy.

Trusted sector voice

Chartered Waste Manager, CIWM Fellow, ISWA member and mentor, and regular contributor to international waste management conversations.

Selected work and collaborations include:

SMEP
ISWA
CIWM
FAO
UNDESA
UNITAR
UNEP
UNCTAD
Flipflopi
WRAP
CLOCC
The Ocean Cleanup

Not sure what you need?

Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll suggest the right starting point.

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