Marcus Gover

Director of Closed Loop Economy

File 8539Marcus joined WRAP in 2007.  As one of WRAP’s directors, he is responsible for leading WRAP’s work aimed at helping the UK move towards a closed loop economy where the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste is maximised and the volume of material sent to landfill is minimised.

His teams at WRAP focus on:

  • collecting and sorting materials;
  • reused and remanufactured products;
  • recycled materials and products; and
  • recovered materials and energy from waste.

He has worked in the environment sector for over 20 years, in the UK and abroad. During this time, he has held a wide range of roles including managing a water engineering company, running an outsourced waste management operation and setting up an office in China. Prior to joining WRAP, he was the Commercial Director of a start-up renewable energy company.

He is also a trustee of and chairs the technical committee of the Business Commitment to the Environment Awards, which is one of the UK’s longest standing award schemes set up to recognise businesses at the forefront of environmental leadership in the UK.