# About the Supply Chain and CIrcularity category

**URL:** <https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-supply-chain-and-circularity-category/7>\
**Category:** Supply Chain and CIrcularity\
**Tags:** circular-economy, reuse, reduce, repair, logistics\
**Created:** [September 15, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-supply-chain-and-circularity-category/7 "2025-09-15T15:01:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://uknsr.discourse.group/t/about-the-supply-chain-and-circularity-category/7/1 "2025-09-15T15:01:56Z")

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Discussions on procurement, consumables, sharing, and circular economy approaches to reduce the impact of research supply chains.

### Full description (in category page)

This category is for all things supply chain and circularity. Use it to share resources, case studies, and questions around:

- Consumables, plastics, and PPE reduction

- Sustainable procurement and supplier engagement

- Consumable, sample, and chemical sharing

- Logistics, deliveries, and freight

- Circular economy projects, pilots, and innovations

- Reduce, re-use & repair initiatives

**How it’s different from Waste:**  
This category is about **avoiding waste at source** — redesigning supply chains and procurement. Waste & Resource Management deals with what happens _after_ materials have been used.