An Introduction to Plastics Recycling

Meet our Course Trainers

Helen McGeough, Senior Analyst, Plastics Recycling, ICIS

Helen leads market analysis and consulting for global recycled PET markets, working with contacts across the supply chain from collection, reclamation through to end users. She has over 20 years’ experience in consultancy, having worked initially in the Digital Technology industry and for the past 14 years in recycled PET within ICIS and Wood Mackenzie (previously PCI).

Prior to joining ICIS Helen has developed supply demand database for recycled PET markets, including forecasts for collection, reclamation, and end use of recycled PET products. She has been responsible for monthly coverage of recycled PET market including price discovery, analysis of market developments and regulatory developments. Helen has generated price forecasts for recycled PET flake and food grade pellets by key regions. Helen has delivered multiple custom studies in the recycling area, assisting investment and strategy development for parties within the recycled PET supply.

With ICIS, she will build the coverage of recycled plastics through her previous experience and expertise. Helen is the author of the ICIS R-PET Analytics service launched in May 2019 and is responsible for driving content-specific contributions to ICIS services. Helen has been a speaker at conferences and seminars on R-PET in Europe, North America and Asia.

Matt Tudball, Senior Editor, Recycling, ICIS

Matt is one of the Senior Editors for recycling in Europe, working alongside Mark Victory to help customers keep track of the complex and fluid recycled plastics market. Matt joined ICIS in 2012 and has covered various products including the Turkish and African PE and PP markets.

Matt is editor of the European R-PET report, which he took on in 2019, and also covers the R-LDPE market as of 2023, providing price assessments, news and analysis for this fast-paced and evolving market.

Andrea Bassetti, Senior Analyst and Regional Lead, Plastics Recycling

Andrea manages the plastics recycling analyst team in the Americas, focusing on enhancing market intelligence, supporting circularity initiatives, and driving data-driven strategies for the plastics recycling market. Andrea joined the ICIS team in 2023.

Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling, ICIS

Mark Victory is one of the Senior Editors for recycling at ICIS and is dedicated to expanding our coverage across this vital and growing sector. Mark has been with ICIS since 2008, and has covered recycling markets throughout his time with the company.

Mark is currently the editor for the Mixed Plastic Waste and Pyrolysis Oil, Europe R-PP, and Europe R-HDPE pricing services, all of which he developed and launched (alongside the wider Europe R-PE pricing service).

Mark also has extensive experience across petrochemical and fertilizer markets, having been the regular editor for more than 25 separate markets, and managed several teams of editors.

Prior to joining ICIS, Mark covered structured products, international bonds, and commercial paper markets.

Joshua Dill, Analyst, Plastics Recycling 

Joshua conducts research and analysis on recycling markets in the Americas, with a focus on generating high-level insights to provide clarity into the nascent market of chemical recycling. Joshua joined the ICIS team in 2023.

Alexandra Tawton-Tomczyk, Senior Analyst, Plastic Recycling & Sustainability 

Alexandra is a senior analyst in the EMEA team. Alexandra joined ICIS in 2023 and has been covering plastics recycling markets since 2019, including legislative developments and their market impacts, plastic waste, ocean-bound plastics, and the recycling of PS and PVS in Europe.

Corbin Olson, Senior Analyst, Plastics Recycling 

Corbin specializes in providing data-driven insights on mechanical recycling in the Americas and ensuring the integrity of ICIS recycling products, in addition to researching and analyzing the recycled plastic commodities value chain. Corbin joined ICIS in 2024.