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14 May 2020
£6.5m fund to give more support, more quickly to a wider range of organisations in Wales
WRAP is pleased to announce that it has widened the scope of the £6.5 million Wales Circular Economy Fund. The fund was introduced in April 2019 to support the use of recycled materials by... -
16 Jul 2018
WRAP Cymru report reveals re-use riches
£1,440 million sales from items prepared for re-use11,770,000 tonnes prepared for re-use2Taking items which have been thrown away and re-using them rather than letting them go to waste could deliver... -
6 Dec 2017
Courtauld 2025 Year One – setting the foundations for change
WRAP today announced the names of twenty-four new signatories to the Courtauld Commitment 2025 (Courtauld 2025), as the sustainability body published its first Review of work underway through the... -
29 Nov 2017
WRAP calls time on confusing date labels and introduces the little blue fridge
The way our food is labelled is set to change to give shoppers simpler, more consistent storage and date label advice. The move is to help tackle the two million tonnes of food wasted each year in UK... -
28 Sep 2017
Work underway with retailers, farmers and growers to tackle food waste on farm
First steps to map food waste in primary production and address its root causesProjects to improve forecasting and maximise crop utilisation underwayIndustry unites to fight food waste from farm to... -
20 Sep 2017
Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020
With Marcus Gover as our Champion 12.3, at WRAP we are committed to driving action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030. As part of this, we are... -
13 Sep 2017
Marcus Gover Tells RWM “We’ll Win the Food Waste Fight Together”
The theme of Marcus Gover’s keynote speech at today’s RWM Conference was a rallying call to join WRAP in the food waste fight, as he announced a new phase in the organisation’s consumer food waste... -
11 Jul 2017
Landfill falls out of fashion as UK embraces sustainable clothing
50,000 tonnes fewer items of clothing disposed of in household binsUK washing clothes at cooler temperatures and ironing less oftenIndustry initiative has designs on reducing the environmental cost... -
16 Mar 2017
Nine London boroughs & seven EU cities focus on valuing food through TRiFOCAL
TRiFOCAL*, the city-wide pilot project aimed at helping Londoners reduce food waste while promoting healthy and sustainable eating and recycling of unavoidable food waste, has named nine pioneering... -
9 Mar 2017
Top names join the European Clothing Action Plan as special advisors
The European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP), the first EU-Life funded project to drive sustainability throughout the entire lifecycle of clothing, welcomes eight special advisors who join a dedicated... -
27 Feb 2017
Changes to food packaging and labels could save UK homes £1 billion annually
WRAP’s Retailer Survey finds food packaging and labelling has improved but there is more to do*Confusing multiple date labels** mostly removedGood progress on improving freezing guidanceConflicting... -
16 Jan 2017
Courtauld Commitment 2025 signatories to double redistribution
Courtauld Commitment 2025 business signatories are aiming to double the amount of food surplus they send for redistribution, and help other companies further increase the level of unsold food... -
10 Jan 2017
Courtauld Commitment 3 delivers over £100 million business savings by reducing food waste over three year period
Over 50 signatories took part in the Courtauld Commitment 3 (CC3) and together helped deliver against three ambitious targets for the period between 2012 and 2015: • To reduce food and... -
10 Jan 2017
Unite in the food waste fight
Consumers are being encouraged to waste less food, after new figures from WRAP show that £13 billion* of edible food was needlessly thrown away from homes in 2015. The latest results show that 7.3... -
10 Jan 2017
Collective action on food waste saves hospitality & food service sector £67 million over three year period
UK businesses involved in the Hospitality and Food Service Agreement (HaFSA) have saved an estimated £67 million through their combined actions to prevent food waste over the three year period from... -
7 Dec 2016
New research shows switching to source separated collections could save Welsh councils over a million pounds a year
A new report from WRAP Cymru shows that source separated kerbside collections offers the most cost effective approach to achieving high recycling rates. -
12 Oct 2016
Make every day a food for thought day
Food waste costs Welsh householders £610m a year. This World Food Day – take action, step up to the plate and learn more about how you can prevent food from being wasted, not only saving money but... -
19 Sep 2016
Courtauld Commitment 2025 influence touches 95% of UK food retail by market share
Industry’s voluntary agreement The Courtauld Commitment 2025, brokered by not-for-profit organisation WRAP, continues to grow as 30 new signatories join the 10 year commitment to reduce the resource... -
12 Sep 2016
Recycle Week targets the ‘Unusual Suspects’
For the 13th Recycle Week, which kicked off today, WRAP’s national consumer campaign, Recycle Now, is using the theme of ‘The Unusual Suspects’ to target the less obvious recyclable items found... -
8 Jun 2016
WRAP Cymru and FareShare Cymru unite to tackle food poverty
Today, the first Welsh Surplus Food Summit will showcase best practice for food redistribution, bringing together government, industry and charities to explore solutions. Central to the event,...
