In waste and recycling, the
edge is knowing what others miss

ISB Visions gives operators and investors a harder read on value, risk and market reality before capital is committed.

Serious decisions need sector intelligence.

Part of ISB Global

What We Do

Advisory support for high-value, high-impact decisions

ISB Visions supports commercially important decisions with sector knowledge, practical judgement and a clear understanding of where operational and digital realities shape outcomes.

Advisory Support

Support across strategy, transactions and market positioning, helping organisations make confident, well-informed decisions.

Sector Insight

Clear, commercially relevant insight into how the market is evolving, where value is shifting and where opportunity sits.

Articles and Case Studies

Practical analysis, case-led thinking and informed commentary grounded in real sector experience.

Industry Perspective

Advice shaped by real operating models, ecosystem complexity and partnership dynamics.

Circular Impact Partners (CIP)

Making Circular Economy
Work in Practice

Across Africa, waste streams are growing rapidly, but so is the opportunity to build circular systems from the ground up.

CIP is designed for this reality. By repurposing modular infrastructure into operational recycling units, we enable materials to be recovered, sorted and reintroduced into the value chain locally. The model leverages labour participation to maximise recovery while embedding income generation directly into the system.

This is not about retrofitting legacy systems. It is about building forward. CIP creates a foundation for scalable, decentralised recycling infrastructure that aligns environmental outcomes with economic participation.

Alongside impact, the model introduces the structure required for long-term viability, improving material quality, consistency and visibility to support sustainable, repeatable deployment across regions.

Software Layer

A purpose-built application underpins each deployment, designed to enhance auditability, material tracking, reporting and revenue visibility. Built for simplicity and accessibility, it operates effectively at small scale without creating operational bottlenecks, ensuring broad participation and ease of use across all environments.

Articles

The reality behind waste,
resources and what comes next

Straight-talking analysis on landfill, recycling and environmental systems - cutting through assumptions and focusing on what actually works.

Featured Article

Substack

The next Goldrush: Landfill mining by Chris Williams

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Substack Briefing

Substack

Zero Waste Day... and Trillions of Tonnes Already Buried by Chris Williams

The uncomfortable truth, We are talking about "zero waste"... while sitting on trillions of tonnes of waste we've already buried.

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Specialist Areas

Deep expertise across the waste and resource ecosystem.

With over 100 years of combined experience, our team is deeply connected across the global waste and resource ecosystem.

Waste Operations

From collection to processing, we support scalable and efficient operating models.

Brokerage & Resource Networks

Simplifying supplier complexity, improving margins and strengthening customer retention.

Environmental Services

Navigating regulation while unlocking sustainable growth opportunities.

Data & Systems

Turning operational data into clear, actionable insight.

Who We Are

Advisory built on real sector experience

ISB Visions sits within ISB Global, drawing on deep operational and digital experience across waste, recycling and environmental services.

This is not abstract advice. It is grounded in real operating, commercial and system-level realities.

Contact Us

Most operations are underperforming. The question is where.

We identify where value is being lost and where systems are exposed.
Then we show you how to capture it.