About us

Stuart has been involved in various business development, research, project and policy activities across the sustainability, resource efficiency and recycling sectors since 1999. He is the Managing Director of PPS Recovery Systems. He holds various roles including Co-Chair of the CIWM East Anglian Centre, Chair of the Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT), CEO of RECOUP, Director of the European Association of Plastic Recycling and Recovery Organisations (EPRO), and is a member of the Peterborough & Stamford Chamber of Commerce Committee. He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (FCIWM) and The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), and holds a BSC (Hons) degree in Environmental Sciences. www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-foster-33919515

Recycling infrastructure and policy development are both focal areas of Steve’s remit. Both areas are centred around providing evidence that can be used by clients, stakeholders and the Government to report on recycling performance, systems and structure needed to develop the policy and infrastructure in the UK. He is a focussed prince2 qualified project manager and has been with the organisation for over 12 years. He has researched and written technical reports with a diverse subject matter including collection systems, ‘Away from Home’ recycling, recycling infrastructure, strategic intervention, consumer behaviour change, and more recently the plastic packaging tax. This includes responsibility for the RECOUP UK Household Plastics Collection Survey and Plastic Sorting and Reprocessing Infrastructure reports, which provide an independent analysis about the collection and disposal of plastics.

Katherine has been with PPS for 2 years, and has over 12 years’ experience working in sustainability functions within the packaging industry and holds a BSc in Biology and Geography and an MSc in Environmental Science and Management. She leads on sustainability and circularity projects and previous experience includes work on corporate sustainability strategy, sustainability reporting and communications, and developing partnerships along the packaging value chain to address industry wide challenges. She also has consumer behaviour change within the management remit.

Heather has worked for various companies in finance management, payroll, stock control, recruitment, distribution and book-keeping roles over the past 45 years. This has included a number of well known companies such as Anglian Water, Nestle Purina and Sainsburys. She has been with PPS for 2 years as Finance & HR Manager.