West Midlands Resource Reuse Network

Since April 2024, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been piloting an approach to industrial symbiosis in the region through the West Midlands Resource Reuse Network (WMRRN).

Industrial symbiosis refers to an approach to industrial decarbonisation which involves matching businesses together so that waste products (e.g. wastewater sludge, sand and metals) can be reused in other sectors and industries. Support is available to companies managing these waste streams with the potential to generate impact including cost and carbon savings, new revenue streams, job creation, waste reduction, resource efficiency and social value creation.

If you operate in the food and drink, water utilities, construction, cast metal foundries, metal surface treatment, agriculture, and battery production sectors, then the project would love to hear from you!

More details are available here: West Midlands Resource Reuse Network (WMRRN) - International Synergies