Mattias Philipsson is CEO of Svensk Plaståtervinning (Swedish Plastic Recycling) and appointed representative in the Delegation for circular economy, an advisory body to the government. He has a solid background as a naval officer, naval engineer and civil engineer in industrial economy and has spent the last 20 years converting waste to a circular resource for every part of society. He is currently the driving force in completing the world’s largest plastic recycling facility, Site Zero, which will make Sweden a world leader in recycling plastics.