Founded in 1898, CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) is the leading professional membership organisation for individuals in the sustainability, resources and waste management sector.

CIWM is committed to the professional development of our members and the wider sector. The CIWM competency framework developed in collaboration with industry experts identifies the range of core and specialist competencies that those working within the resource and wastes management sector should aspire to at different stages of their career.

To support the development of individuals throughout their careers, CIWM provides a range of professional development solutions aligned to the competency framework including professional membership, qualifications, training, and events delivered either directly by CIWM or through its partners.

At CIWM, membership means more for professional life: more knowledge, more connections, more resources, more representation, more partnerships and, ultimately, more potential.

We empower our community of members to achieve success by keeping them updated on the latest news and policy activity from across the sector; providing expert technical advice and information; offering a range of training courses and learning opportunities for all experience levels; promoting the importance of professional development and providing one-to-one career advice; hosting a number of industry-leading events and conferences; and providing a variety of unrivalled networking opportunities, both nationally and on a local level.

We also play a vital role in shaping the future of the resources and waste management sector. We provide an impartial, influential and respected voice in policy discussions in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London, ensuring our members’ views are represented and that policy development is informed by theoretical and practical understanding and experience.

It is our mission to unite, equip and mobilise our community of members to lead, influence and deliver so that, together, we can achieve our shared purpose: to move the world beyond waste.

In 2021, CIWM received recognition as an Awarding Organisation and End Point Assessment Organisation (England) from the educational regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This development marked an important milestone in the integration of WAMITAB into CIWM – a move that is intended to strengthen the provision of relevant and fit-for-purpose qualifications, particularly for the resources

Our Mission

We`re clear in our mission to unite, equip and mobilise our professional community to lead, influence and deliver the science, strategies, businesses and policies for the sustainable management of resources and waste.

We`re focused on our members, creating more for professional life. The benchmark of professionalism, resources and achievement for our sector.

Our Values

We`re led by a collaborative culture: The CIWM Way

Our values are collaboration, creativity, adaptation, determination and consideration.

Our Charitable Objects

Our charitable objects are to advance for the public benefit the art and science of wastes management worldwide and so to promote education, the protection of public health and the preservation of the environment, and for that purpose to further and maintain good standards of practice, competence and conduct by all its Members.

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