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 Chief Executive Officer at RECOUP since 2011, and also the Managing Director of the consultancy PPS Recovery Systems. He holds various roles including Co-Chair of the CIWM East Anglian Centre, Chair of the Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT), 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.