Using waste reduction as a lever to create better workplaces
Founder-led
Hélène founded Circular Workplaces after ten years running circular economy programmes inside facilities management: at ISS and CBRE - in some of the most complex workplaces in the UK and globally.
That experience taught her one thing: most businesses want to cut waste and cost, but nobody can see what's actually being thrown away. Circular Workplaces closes that gap - helping teams create more value from what's already moving through their buildings.
Hélène Carpentier, Founder
What we believe01
Optimism
We lead with possibility. Waste is not a problem to manage; it's an opportunity to unlock for the whole organisation.
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Upstream thinking
Real change happens before the bin. We fix waste at the source, not the symptom, so the problem doesn't return,
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System change
We don't do one-off wins. We embed change across organisations, supply chains and communities.
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People first
Workplaces should be loved by the people who use them every day. That's what drives everything we do.
This isn't just better recycling. It's rethinking how workplaces operate.
How we workEvery engagement follows the same methodology
Designed by Hélène, run with your teams, so it works whether you have one site or many
We help organisations move beyond recycling towards real reduction — working closely with facilities management, sustainability and procurement teams to design waste out and build workplaces that work better.
Ready to see your waste?
Book a Waste Open Day, and we'll show you what's really going on.