This Workshop on “Safety assessment of consumer goods coming from recovered materials in a global scale perspective” is the first of the Thematic Workshops organized within the framework of the European Union (EU)-funded Coordination Action “Risk-based management of chemicals and products in a circular economy at a global scale” (RISKCYCLE). It was organised by the Dresden University of Technology (TUD), coordinator of the project, and by the Hanoi University of Science (HUS). The workshop was held from 4th–5th May 2010 in Hanoi, Vietnam