 Welcome to the International Conference on the Management of Naturally Occuring Radioactive Materials in Industry. Materials that used to be considered a waste, now we are finding ways that these materials can be beneficially reused, recycled or recovered. Moving from a linear to a circular economy can be a cost-effective approach while also carefully managing our resources. The extractive and processing industries manage the raw materials we need to build and run our modern world. These industries provide, refine and dispose of vast quantities of natural and processed materials every year. As a result, they have to deal with the small amounts of radioactive material that are naturally present on our planet. If not carefully managed, these natural radionuclides can lead to exposure of workers or contamination of the environment. But taking a sustainable approach means that many can be recycled into useful products. Industry leaders are realizing they can work together with each other, with governments and scientists to be strategic in how they manage the naturally occurring radioactive materials in their operations. When the best minds in these industries collaborate, we can develop innovative technologies and processes that can reduce the environmental footprint associated with managing waste.