Simon Penney Waste Consulting
Strategic Advice for a Changing World
Practical international support for governments, business, organisations and communities
Simon advises governments, development organisations, businesses and communities on waste and circular-economy challenges.
With 30+ years’ global cross-sector experience, he provides practical, locally appropriate advice for implementation.
Expertise includes islands, remote regions, emerging economies, waste policy, regulation and Extended Producer Responsibility, programme development, education and capacity building.
Waste Costs Money. The Circular Economy Creates Value.
Every tonne of waste represents materials that were purchased, transported, handled and stored—then paid for again when discarded.
Effective waste management and circular-economy practices are not just environmental responsibilities. They reduce costs, recover value, strengthen organisations and help build resilient economies and communities.
The Business Case
Improved materials management can deliver significant commercial benefits:
- Reduce costs by preventing waste and lowering purchasing, handling and disposal expenses.
- Recover value from materials and products otherwise discarded.
- Improve productivity by addressing inefficient material use.
- Create revenue through reuse, repair, refurbishment, recycling and circular business models.
- Reduce regulatory risk as waste-management and producer-responsibility legislation strengthens.
- Build supply-chain resilience by reducing reliance on virgin materials.
- Strengthen competitiveness and encourage innovation through better products, services and systems.
The Economic Opportunity
The circular economy retains economic value rather than repeatedly paying to dispose of useful materials.
Better resource management can support local enterprises, create secondary-material markets, reduce import dependence and generate employment in repair, reuse, refurbishment and recycling.
Rather than extracting new resources and discarding products, circular systems preserve the value and usefulness of materials for as long as practicable.
The Social Dividend
Benefits extend beyond financial returns.
Circular-economy initiatives can create local jobs, apprenticeships and skills; support social enterprises; make refurbished goods affordable; and strengthen community organisations. These opportunities are particularly valuable in international-development contexts.
Better waste management also helps create cleaner, healthier communities where residents, organisations and businesses can thrive.
Environmental Benefits Follow
Using resources intelligently means less waste, lower demand for virgin materials, reduced greenhouse-gas emissions and less pressure on ecosystems.
Environmental improvement and economic prosperity are not opposing objectives. Effective circular-economy practices can support both.
From Waste Cost to Resource Value
Organisations have traditionally asked:
“How should this waste be disposed of?”
A more valuable question is:
“Why is this waste being created, what is its full cost, and how much value could be recovered by changing our approach?”
This is where effective waste-management and circular-economy strategies begin.
Find the Value in Your Waste
Businesses, governments, community organisations and development agencies may be able to reduce waste, lower costs, recover resources, improve livelihoods and create wider value.
Simon Penney Waste Consulting can identify these opportunities and turn them into practical action.
From waste reviews and strategy development to policy, training and implementation support, the objective is clear:
Reduce waste. Reduce costs. Recover value. Build resilience. Add dignity.
Contact Simon to discuss how better waste-management and circular-economy practices could benefit your organisation.
How Simon Can Help
Strategic Advisory Retainers
Strategic advisory retainers give organisations ongoing access to independent senior expertise without the cost or commitment of a full-time role.
Support can include strategic meetings, document reviews, policy advice, project oversight, regulatory insight, opportunity development and access to Simon’s international network.
Consulting Projects
Defined consulting assignments are delivered to an agreed scope, timetable, deliverables and budget.
Projects may include waste strategies, policy reviews, Extended Producer Responsibility development, options appraisal, stakeholder engagement, programme design, independent reviews and implementation planning.
Mentoring and Professional Development
Simon supports people developing careers and leadership roles in waste management, the circular economy and international development.
Mentoring can address career direction, professional positioning, network development, consultancy growth and long-term professional legacy.
Speaking and Facilitation
Simon contributes to conferences, panels, workshops, webinars, podcasts and strategic discussions.
He speaks and facilitates conversations on waste strategy, the circular economy, international development, island waste systems, Extended Producer Responsibility, sector leadership and the future of global waste management.
Education and Training
Simon delivers bespoke education, training and capacity-building for universities, professional institutions, governments, businesses and development organisations.
This includes curriculum and course development, guest lecturing, professional training, executive workshops and international capacity-building programmes.
About Simon Penney
Originally from Guernsey, between France and Britain, Simon Penney is an international waste-management and circular-economy specialist with more than 30 years’ experience. His career spans government, environmental regulation, private consulting, international development and higher education across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and emerging economies.
Simon co-founded WasteAid with Rachel Wildblood and dedicated colleagues. The organisation shares practical waste-management knowledge and supports communities where inadequate services cause serious environmental, social and public-health consequences.
Previously recognised in the United Kingdom as a Chartered Waste Manager and Chartered Environmentalist, Simon also served as a director of the British Columbia and Yukon branch of the Solid Waste Association of North America. He holds a Master’s degree in Waste Management. His sector contributions have been recognised throughout his career: the CIWM James Sumner Award in 1999; a COP21 Paris award for WasteAid in 2015 as an outstanding start-up with potential to reduce emissions in underserved communities; and CityScope Africa’s Special Recognition Award for advancing sound practice, professional capacity and international collaboration across Africa.
This experience enables Simon to connect policy with practice. A speaker at international conferences including the International Solid Waste Association World Congress, he understands that ambitious strategies must be deliverable, financially realistic, institutionally supported and responsive to local circumstances. He works directly with clients and collaborates with trusted specialists when additional capacity, regional knowledge or technical expertise is needed.
Why Work with Simon?
Experience Across the Whole System
Simon’s experience spans policy, regulation, operations, strategy, education, international development and organisational leadership, enabling him to address challenges across the whole system.
Independent Strategic Perspective
Simon provides objective advice tailored to each client’s needs, circumstances and long-term objectives.
Practical Implementation
Recommendations reflect delivery, governance, finance, institutional capacity and local realities.
International Insight
Experience across countries and regions helps Simon identify relevant international lessons while avoiding unsuitable, one-size-fits-all solutions.
Flexible Ways of Working
Support may take the form of a defined consulting project, ongoing strategic advisory retainer, expert contribution to a wider team or collaborative international assignment.
For prospective clients, Simon may offer a short, complimentary preliminary review of a clearly defined issue, demonstrating the insight and value he could bring to a wider assignment.
Availability is limited, considered individually and does not constitute a comprehensive technical, legal, financial or commercial assessment.
For new clients, I am happy to provide a short free sample report on a key issue, offering an overview of the insight, knowledge and value I can bring to your organisation.
Simon collaborates with:
- International, national, regional and local governments
- Island and remote-community administrations
- International-development organisations
- Environmental and waste-management businesses
- Universities and professional institutions
- Non-governmental and community organisations
- Consultancies requiring specialist support
- Individual professionals and emerging sector leaders
- Technology providers, innovators and investors
- Multidisciplinary project teams and international consortia
Simon Penney Waste Consulting is registered in Ontario, Canada, serving clients and collaborators internationally.
2026 Registered Business in Ontario Canada BIN: 1001727764
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