With waste increasingly recognised as a resource, WRc works with waste producers, waste contractors and recyclers to gain maximum value from waste and to deliver innovative, sustainable waste management solutions. 

Our track record is based upon over 30 years of working alongside clients as a research based consultancy to manage waste and to improve resource efficiency through reuse, recovery and recycling. We also have in-house (UKAS accredited) workshops and waste testing facilities that deal with all types of organic and inorganic wastes and treatment residuals.

Related Services

Within WRc we have around 150 dedicated staff providing services on: 

Project Examples

  • Defra – Characterisation of Industrial Processed Waste & Treatment Residues
  • Defra - Agronomic & Environmental Benefits of Spreading Waste to Land
  • European Commission - Surveying the Spread of Wastes to Land across Member States
  • Defra/Environment Agency - Risk Assessments for Organic Waste to Land, Waste Exemption Review
  • European Commission Life Funded - Demonstration of Effluent Nutrient Removal using Renewable Energy Wood Crops
  • WRAP - Market Potential for Lower Grade Composted Materials
  • WRAP – Getting the Best from Data, Home Composting, Food Waste, MRF Analysis
  • UK Research Councils – Farm Diversification into Energy Production by Anaerobic Digestion
  • Defra – Evaluation of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Technology for Biodegradable Waste Stabilisation
  • Defra – Effect of Autoclaving on Bio processing Rates
  • Defra – Risk Assessment of Composting for Catering Waste & Animal By-Products
  • European Commission – Evaluation of Sludge Treatment for Pathogen Reduction

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Organisations Impacted by Regulation

  • Environmental Services Assocation (ESA) – Practitioners Guide to Waste Testing
  • National Centre for Environmental Toxicology (24/7 Toxicity Advisory & Waste Enquiry Service)
  • Waste Management Company - Anaerobic Digesters, Improving Efficiency & Reducing compliance Risks
  • Grundon - Environmental Permit Compliance Monitoring & Targeted Research
  • Lakeside Energy from Waste - Feedstock & Incinerator Residue
    Waste Management company
    - Bio-Pathogen Risk Assessment for In-Vessel Composting
  • City Council & Waste Managment Company - Independent Evaluation of Odour Emissions & Solutions

 

 

 




  • Waste Management Company - Sampling Regime & Biofilter Evaluation for MBT Emissions
  • Black & Veatch - Odour Implications of Stored Limed Biosolids, EIA
  • Veolia Environmental Services - Evaluation of Incinerator Bottom Ash & Pulverised Fuel Ash Residues
  • Dumfries & Galloway Council - Waste Analysis Services
  • Shanks Waste Management - BMW Diversion Performance 
  • Wastewater Utilities - Methods to Reduce Odours from Biosolids
  • Dow - Monitoring & Occurrence of Pesticides in Water






     

 

 

Testimonials

Odour investigations
"The technical work met our needs in full and WRc were able to deal well with some complex issues in connection with the work."

Mr John Chambers Water Quality Manager
United Utilities

Waste Characterisation
"WRc was very responsive to the changing client needs which enabled Defra to take the work forward easily. I liked the knowledge brokering approach in helping to communicate the policy implications.
We were pleased with the work, which will provide a useful resource and data for future modelling."

Dr Nick Blakey Head of Waste and Resources Evidence Branch
DEFRA