Gareth Morton
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 Flexible Plastic Fund and leads 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.
Sept. 17, 2025
60. FlexCollect - closing the loop on flexible plastic, with Gareth Morton from Ecosurety
Over 160,000 households across 10 local authorities have been trialling flexible plastic collections. The early results are promising: strong participation, positive resident feedback, and low contamination rates. But while 400 tonnes have been collected so far, that figure pales in comparison to t…