Sustainable Waste Management

SLR is a leading global provider of environmental consultancy services to the waste and resource management sector. Our proven expertise has been built up over 30 years of providing pragmatic advice and deliverable, cost effective solutions to a diverse portfolio of clients around the world.

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Overview

SLR’s experienced team works across global waste and resource supply chains delivering independent, commercially focused advice to a range of clients including waste producers, service operators, public sector bodies and the wider waste management industry including its regulators and investors.

Our international presence ensures that we can advise on global best practice from first-hand experience and apply that knowledge to the development of appropriate local solutions.

Our team of resource management, circular economy and sustainability specialists has an unrivalled breadth of collective experience gathered from a combination of consultancy and operational roles.

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Many of our team have previously worked in operational and contract management positions for local authorities and waste contractors, which means we provide real world experience of service design, delivery and management, with a collective industry knowledge that adds significant value to our technical advisory support.

Our large, inhouse team of experienced sustainable waste management experts ensures we have the range of skillsets, experience and capacity to deliver projects on time, on budget and fully in accordance with our clients’ expectations.

SLR also has a significant breadth and depth of inhouse specialists available to support projects from end to end, allowing us to rapidly draw on the expertise of colleagues within engineering, planning, permitting and many other environmental disciplines. This wide-ranging capability ensures we provide comprehensive solutions that deliver optimal outcomes across all relevant aspects of each project we undertake, adding significant value and efficiency throughout the project delivery process.

SLR's Sustainable Waste Management services include:

  • Public sector support
    • service review and optimisation
    • strategy development
    • procurement support
    • waste flow and cost modelling
    • options appraisals
    • infrastructure design / development / reviews
  • Private sector support
    • bid development
    • market analysis
    • infrastructure location / development / upgrades
    • technical due diligence and waste technology advice
    • carbon capture
    • hydrogen solutions
  • Circular economy
    • circular economy business models
    • supply chain reviews
    • life cycle assessments
  • Waste and energy carbon modelling
    • quantification of carbon impacts of waste and energy projects
    • decarbonisation strategies
  • Built environment
    • site waste management plans for construction activities and new developments
  • Alternative vehicle fuels
    • feasibility assessments for transition to lower carbon fleets

Sustainable Waste Management Projects

  • Project

    Wales, UK

    Confidential

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Feasibility of transition to an ultra-low emissions vehicle (ULEV) fleet


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    Wales, UK

    Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Industrial and commercial waste survey for Natural Resources Wales


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  • Project

    Wales, UK

    Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

    Manufacturing & Industry

    WM3 user survey for Natural Resources Wales (NRW)


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  • Project

    Global

    Confidential

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Identifying sustainable waste management improvements via the Circularity of Resources (CORE) Assessment


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  • Project

    Scotland, UK

    Dumfries & Galloway Council (DGC)

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Waste strategy development and capital infrastructure cost benefit analysis


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    London, UK

    Brent Council

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Procurement support for Brent Council


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    Gloucestershire, UK

    South Gloucestershire Council

    Government & Communities

    Waste PFI contract expiry and transition support


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  • Project

    Various Waste Management Companies

    Infrastructure

    Landfill Leachate Methane Stripping Plants (MSP)


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  • Project

    Europe

    Multiple

    Manufacturing & Industry

    CIRPASS – Digital Product Passport


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  • Project

    Cardiff, Wales

    Kelda Organic Energy

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Tremorfa Anaerobic Digestion Facility


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    Fife Council

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Lochhead Anaerobic Digestion Plant


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    ARC Development / IONA Capital

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Crofthead Anaerobic Digestion Plant


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  • Project

    Confidential

    Power, Renewables & Energy

    Crofthead Anaerobic Digestion Carbon Capture


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  • Project

    Clyde Valley, Scotland

    Clyde Valley Partnership

    Infrastructure

    Clyde Valley residual waste contract


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  • Project

    UK

    Confidential

    Manufacturing & Industry

    Environmental strategy: combined energy, carbon, water and waste savings


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  • Project

    London, UK

    Greater London Authority (GLA)

    Infrastructure

    London plan forecasts and waste strategy model


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    The Isles of Scilly, UK

    Council of the Isles of Scilly (IoS)

    Infrastructure

    Isles of Scilly incineration support


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    Multiple Local Councils

    Government & Communities

    Regional Waste and Resource Recovery Management Plans for Darling Downs and South West Queensland


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  • Project

    Queensland, Australia

    Aurora Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd

    Healthcare

    Green Star Waste Management Plan for the Robina Private Hospital


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  • Project

    New South Wales, Australia

    GIDDIS Project Management

    Technology, Media & Telecoms

    Waste Management Plan for the Macquarie Data Centre


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