Research
AIWMR was founded to close the distance between what academia produces and what the waste sector needs. Research is where that happens most directly.
Why we do this
Closing the distance between the lab and the landfill
We design and supervise academic projects, place students and scholars into industry problems through internships, and run market research on where the real gaps in waste management sit — which is often not where the funding is pointed.
Our expert team brings two decades of experience in the waste and environment sector, and that judgement is what keeps a research question useful rather than merely publishable.
Years of expertise
Our expert team's combined experience in waste and environmental analysis.
What we do
How research works here
Academic research projects
Minor and major project design and supervision for students and research scholars.
Internships
Structured placements connecting students to live industry and municipal problems.
Industry–academia projects
Collaborative work where an industry problem is framed as a research question and answered with academic rigour.
Market research on sector gaps
Analysis of where capability, infrastructure and policy gaps genuinely sit in waste management.
Who this is for
Where a research conversation usually starts
Work with us
Bring us a question worth answering
Whether it's a student project that needs an industry problem, a company that needs something investigated properly, or a funder scoping an intervention — start with the question.