Matthew Morris
@matthew-morris.bsky.social
Architectural Technologist MCIAT · Circular Economy Built Environment Specialist · Author of the ACAN Circular Economy Design Guide · Committee Member, Drafting Standards at BSI B/558/1 · Low Carbon Manager at Galliford Try
As the UK shapes its new Circular Economy Strategy, prevention shouldn’t be an afterthought — it’s where we begin: by designing out waste before it’s created.
Source: DEFRA — UK Statistics on Waste (2010–2016)
Source: DEFRA — UK Statistics on Waste (2010–2016)
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
As the UK shapes its new Circular Economy Strategy, prevention shouldn’t be an afterthought — it’s where we begin: by designing out waste before it’s created.
Source: DEFRA — UK Statistics on Waste (2010–2016)
Source: DEFRA — UK Statistics on Waste (2010–2016)
Recovery rates looked fine, but something more important slipped — prevention.
Less planning. Less accountability. More extraction, transport, emissions.
Guidance alone doesn’t drive change — policy does.
Less planning. Less accountability. More extraction, transport, emissions.
Guidance alone doesn’t drive change — policy does.
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Recovery rates looked fine, but something more important slipped — prevention.
Less planning. Less accountability. More extraction, transport, emissions.
Guidance alone doesn’t drive change — policy does.
Less planning. Less accountability. More extraction, transport, emissions.
Guidance alone doesn’t drive change — policy does.