Dr. Jeroen Wassenaar

Jeroen Wassenaar is the Head of Innovation at Cleanaway since January 2024. He is leading Cleanaway’s efforts to create circular and low carbon solutions for plastics and other recovered resources.

Prior to joining Cleanaway, he worked for more than 13 years in the petrochemical and plastics industries across Europe and Australia with TotalEnergies and Qenos in research and development, technical service, marketing, and project management. He holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Amsterdam and his areas of expertise include catalysis, polymer chemistry, plastics sustainability, and the circular economy.

Jeroen is also the Treasurer of the Society of Plastics Engineers: Australia – New Zealand Section and a member of the rigid plastics material stewardship committee at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO).