Gavin Lewis is an Innovation Lead working on Innovate UK’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge and has a track record in leading innovation projects developing sustainable products, material technologies and business models. Gavin has supported several of SSPP’s large-scale Demonstrator projects that are aiming to deliver major advances in chemical recycling, the mainstreaming of reusable packaging for ‘pre-filled’ and ‘refill’ business models, and food-grade PP recycling. He also oversaw many of SSPP’s Business-led R&D projects, from novel identification, sorting and tracking technologies to new recycling-friendly coatings and barrier materials.