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6 Feb 2020
New guidance to address confusion over compostable plastic packaging
Compostable plastics could be particularly useful for flexible packaging which contains food residueRigid compostable plastic packaging, e.g. cups, generally only beneficial in a ‘closed’ system like... -
31 Jan 2020
The UK Plastics Pact inspires latest in the global network tackling plastic pollution
WRAP is delighted to have supported the development of the South African Plastics Pact; the latest in the global network working together to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution. -
27 Jan 2020
Londoners reduce food they throw away by 9% with the help of pioneering food project
TRiFOCAL, the project encouraging sustainable food behaviours in London, has announced its results as the three-year initiative comes to an end. The project helped citizens in six London boroughs... -
24 Jan 2020
Food waste falls by 7% per person in three years
New data shows almost half a million tonne reduction in total UK food waste in just three years – enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall ten times.Reducing food waste has saved citizens over £1 billion... -
19 Dec 2019
As the UK buys more clothes, the SCAP 2020 continues to lead the trend for sustainable clothes
The latest data from Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020) commitment signatories, published today, show that improvements in design and manufacture continue to have a positive effect in... -
17 Dec 2019
New report shows where UK Plastics Pact members stand against targets, and where future challenges lie
WRAP has today published its first annual report and baseline data for The UK Plastics Pact, giving a clear indication of members’ starting position towards the four targets, as well as where the... -
13 Dec 2019
European Clothing Action Plan helps to redress the environmental impact of clothing
The four-year pan-European programme ECAP (the European Clothing Action Plan) completes this month with the publication of its report “Driving circular fashion and textiles”. ECAP is one of the first... -
5 Nov 2019
New report reveals progress in store to help cut household food waste, but more to be done
WRAP details progress by individual retailers, but says more needs to be done in implementing best practice for packs and labelling to help cut household food waste. New guidance to reduce fresh... -
15 Oct 2019
Updated report brings clarity to market situation for UK recovered plastics
The latest data and in-depth information about UK plastics recycling and reprocessing is published today by WRAP in an updated Plastics Market Situation Report (last updated in 2016). -
24 Sep 2019
Food Waste Reduction Roadmap accelerates journey to halving food waste by 2030
One year on from the launch of WRAP and IGD’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and 156 UK food businesses have now committed to Target, Measure and Act on food waste. This represents more than half of... -
24 Sep 2019
With over 5,000 participants, WRAP publish their biggest recycling tracker survey to date
The Recycling Tracker is an annual survey of UK households that gathers evidence on recycling attitudes, knowledge and behaviours. It is the largest and longest running of its kind, having been... -
10 Sep 2019
NEW Material Flow reports for Glass, Paper & Card, Wood and Metal packaging
Each of the Material Flow reports estimates the quantity of the respective packaging material placed on the market (POM) and recycled in 2017, potential future levels to 2025 and the likelihood of... -
9 Sep 2019
Guardians of Grub Stand Up For Food month creates a stir in the UK’s commercial kitchens
Food waste is off the menu this September, as the UK’s hospitality and food service sector unites to tackle the one million tonnes of food waste arising from commercial kitchens, restaurants, pubs... -
9 Sep 2019
WRAP appoints three new Trustees
WRAP is delighted to announce the appointment of new Trustees to its Board – Sarah Chapman, Sachin Kapila and Michaelene Kinnersley. -
6 Aug 2019
WRAP Global awarded further funding to cut food waste in Mexico
WRAP Global, the international arm of WRAP, the sustainability organisation, has been awarded $100,000 (c £82,200) to help tackle supply chain food loss and waste in Mexico – conservatively estimated... -
25 Jul 2019
Food surplus & waste in primary production costs UK more than £1 billion
WRAP sheds light on food surplus and waste on farm and says more work is urgently needed in this critical area of the food chain.Around 3.6 million tonnes of food surplus and waste occur in primary... -
19 Jul 2019
WRAP launches new £1 million grant to increase business waste recycling in England
A new grant has been unveiled today to help improve recycling rates. The new recycling grant is part of the £18 million Resource Action Fund, launched by Defra in May 2019. -
16 Jul 2019
Manufacturers urged to adopt new guidelines for recyclability of household rigid packaging
New UK Plastics Pact guidance published today as part of plans to significantly improve the UK recycling rate of plastic packaging -
25 Jun 2019
Work steps up a gear to tackle issues around problematic plastics, and eliminate where necessary
UK Plastics Pact members to eliminate problematic or unnecessary single-use plastics.8 items targetted initially for elimination by the end of 2020. 19 other items have been identified as... -
21 May 2019
WRAP marks first anniversary of The UK Plastics Pact with new progress report
Unrecyclable plastics such as non-detectable black plastics and polystyrene are disappearing from UK supermarket shelvesMembers have started removing unnecessary single use plastics such as straws...
