Eric is a serial social entrepreneur who started his career in recycling in 1989 with co-operative Bradford Waste Chasers. Since 1992 Eric has led the development of Bryson Recycling which now employs over 300 staff and is a leading provider of a wide range of household recycling services in Northern Ireland, Donegal and Wales. He recently set up an Industry Working Group to look at a digital solution to the introduction of deposit return schemes (DRS), and in 2020 Bryson successfully trialled the UK’s first digital DRS in Whitehead, Northern Ireland.