Dr Philip Morton has been CEO of REPIC, a UK-based WEEE producer compliance scheme, for 12 years and during this time has seen some significant changes in the industry. From 2017 Dr Morton will hand over the role of CEO to Mark Burrows-Smith, who brings a wealth of experience from the recycling and energy from waste management sectors in the UK and Europe - with previous roles including chief operating officer of Viridor and chief executive officer of Greenstar. Here Dr Morton shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and achievements over the last 12 years.