As Discovery Manager, Gareth manages a portfolio of innovative projects as part of Ecosurety's mission to improve recycling in the UK. He’s passionate about recycling, having been in the industry since the early 1990s and has been involved in many game-changing initiatives. Gareth currently runs the UK Flexible Plastic Fund and led the FPF FlexCollect project which is helping the UK prepare for the introduction of Simpler Recycling. He’s become an international expert on the collection and recycling of flexible plastic packaging, advising similar initiatives around the world. In 2025 Gareth was appointed to the PackUK Communications and Behaviour Change Advisory Group which will play a key role in the continued development and delivery of EPR, serving as a trusted and credible source of advice to inform PackUK's decision-making.