Margaret is on secondment to Defra where she is Head of the pEPR Scheme Administrator. She is Managing Director of On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) and has led the organisation since 2020. Previously, she was Professor of Sustainable Waste Management at the University of Northampton. She has been involved in waste management for over 30 years and has a PhD on landfill microbiology. She was previously President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, is a Chartered Waste Manager, an International Wastes Manager, a Chartered Environmentalist, and a Fellow of IOM3. She has worked internationally with businesses and NGOs on sustainable resource and waste management.