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Margaret Bates
Former Head of the UK pEPR Scheme
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DEFRA
Dr Margaret Bates is one of the UK’s foremost experts in waste management and the circular economy, with over 30 years’ experience across academia, government, and industry. She led the establishment of the UK’s Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme Administrator working across governments and the packaging value chain to deliver major system reform. Previously she has held roles as Managing Director of OPRL, Professor of Sustainable Wastes Management and President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management. Margaret is a Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Waste Manager, International Wastes Manager, and a Fellow of both CIWM and IOM3. Her work centres on practical, evidence‑based solutions that accelerate the transition to a more circular, sustainable economy.
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