Liz Goodwin

Chief Executive, WRAP

Personal details
Mrs Goodwin is a chemist by background and has a PhD in Chemical Physics. She held a number of technical and production related roles with ICI and Zeneca before moving into the environmental field within the chemical industry.

Professional career
Mrs Goodwin joined WRAP in late 2001 and as Director of WRAP’s materials programmes (paper, glass, plastics, wood, organics, aggregates, tyres and plasterboard), she oversaw work to understand and overcome the barriers to market development and promote growth in the use of recyclates.

Following a re-organisation in late 2005, Liz took on responsibility for WRAP’s work with the construction and manufacturing sectors. She directed the organisation’s engagement with the entire supply chain in both sectors to reduce waste and encourage the use of recycled materials and products, identifying opportunities to facilitate major step changes in materials’ resource efficiency.

Mrs Goodwin is now the CEO for WRAP. She continues to drive the current business plan and set new targets for the organisation going forward. Key aims include fostering greater engagement with stakeholders to increase partnership and ensuring that the link between climate change and waste minimisation and recycling is clearly understood by all WRAP’s audiences.

About WRAP
WRAP’s mission is to help individuals, businesses and local authorities reduce waste and recycle more, therefore making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change.