Darren has over 19 years experience both within New Zealand and the UK. He has worked for ICI, British Gas and was seconded as an environmental consultant to GlaxoSmithKline and British Airways for over two and half years. Within New Zealand he has worked in the timber treatment industry and for 2 regional councils.
Prior to establishing Patterson Environmental Darren worked at Environment Canterbury for 10 years providing advice and guidance on the management of waste and hazardous substances within the Canterbury Region.
He was responsible for developing and managing the implementation of the Canterbury Hazardous Waste Management Strategy, the regional agrichemical collection and the Pollution Prevention Programme.
Darren’s approach is to come up with pragmatic solutions that get results.
He is the deputy chair of WasteMINZ and has been the Chair of the Liquid and Hazardous Waste Sector Group for the past 8 years. He is also a representative on the Liquid and Hazardous Waste Certification Council and has been a board member of the Agrecovery Foundation.
Darren is also the Chair of the Sustainable Initiatives Fund Trust (SIFT) about-sift . A trust that works with Canterbury business to fund waste minimisation projects that will divert waste from landfill
Darren has a BSc Hons in Applied Chemistry and a MSc in Environmental Management with Legislation. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors.
