Development projects and the shape of future capacity investment

Nick is Deputy Director for the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. SSPP will support research and innovation towards a circular economy for plastics in the UK. Before joining Innovate UK he worked for Closed Loop Recycling, a plastic recycling business based in London, where he managed various projects, including a project to create the first commercial plastic bottle made from recovered marine plastic waste. At the spin-off consultancy business, Closed Loop Environmental Solutions, he managed projects such as launching a range of on-site food composting machines in the UK and a large waste auditing program for Heathrow Airport and various airlines to develop recycling options for both terminal and cabin waste.