Gareth Morton

As the intriguingly named Discovery Manager, it’s Gareth’s role to manage a portfolio of infrastructure, innovation and education 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 a number of innovative and game changing initiatives over the years.

Gareth has a BA in Geography and Public Media and joined Ecosurety in 2020 following a career in environmental communications and consultancy within the not-for-profit and commercial sectors. He has worked for Save Waste and Prosper, Resource Futures, Ricardo Energy and Environment and Eunomia Research and Consulting. A behaviour change specialist, he’s always recognised the critical importance of the human element in recycling schemes and services and his communications and engagement work has won industry awards.

Particularly innovative projects of Gareth’s include the development of Community Repaint’s national network and the Rethink Rubbish campaign which set the template for the Recycle Now campaign (which he also worked on!). He’s worked right across the waste materials spectrum from packaging waste to batteries, HHW and WEEE. He particularly likes the challenge and excitement of new ideas and trying new things.

Gareth is a Chartered Waste Manager and heavily involved in CIWM at national and regional levels. Outside work he likes nothing better than mountain walking and climbing (although a good beer comes close!). He’s never too far away from waste and recycling though - he’s been seen toting a bright orange wheelie bin up England 3rd highest mountain to raise money for charity and takes a litter picker whenever he goes out into the hills. As he says: “We need to be the change we want to see and every little bit helps”.