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2 May 2013
Minister Shows His ‘Metal’ at Recycle on the Go Launch
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24 Apr 2013
New app from Love Food Hate Waste helps consumers save £££ while on the move
Help is at hand for anyone who wants to keep track of their budgets by food planning, shopping, making the most of left-overs and recipes while ‘on the go’, thanks to a newly-updated app from Love... -
2 Apr 2013
New e-learning modules open up sustainable procurement savings to all
WRAP today launches a series of sustainable procurement e-learning modules developed as part of its work for EPOW (European Pathway to Zero Waste), supported by Defra. The innovative modules form... -
5 Mar 2013
Food packaging perception and reality
A new report published today highlights that changes in consumer attitudes and behaviours around packaging could help reduce household food waste. -
5 Mar 2013
New plan launched to tackle waste at all UK events
Today sees the launch of “Zero waste events: a 2020 vision”, a new event industry roadmap initiative with the goal of no waste being sent to landfill from UK events by the end of the decade. -
21 Feb 2013
Cost-Cutting Workshops for Welsh Tourism Sector
· Free half-day events in Caernarfon, Abergavenny and Haverfordwest · Up to £60,000 worth of support per business... -
6 Feb 2013
WRAP at heart of new circular economy initiative
• WRAP joins Ellen MacArthur CE100 Circular Economy programme (CE100)• New WRAP report on new business models for clothing sector shows potential of circular economy -
6 Feb 2013
Innovative new business models could deliver payback in two years
Today, resource efficiency experts WRAP publish a new report that highlights innovative new business models for the clothing sector, which will help deliver the circular economy. -
5 Feb 2013
£500,000 grants to create jobs and boost regeneration
· Fund targets SMEs offering innovative solutions for commercial and industrial waste · Grants of up to 40 per cent... -
30 Jan 2013
DEFRA & WRAP receive prestigious international award
DEFRA and WRAP have been honoured by the Swedish fashion industry and awarded The 2013 Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel for the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap and Action Plan (SCAP) – a... -
23 Jan 2013
Cash boost for Welsh hospitality and food businesses
Welsh hospitality, tourism, food and drink manufacturing and food service businesses can get 2013 off to a great start thanks to a new package of support from WRAP Cymru (Waste & Resources Action... -
8 Nov 2012
Businesses hear how Welsh economy could save £1.7 billion a year
Business leaders from across Wales will meet in Cardiff today [8 November] to learn how the nation could save between £0.9 and £1.7 billion every year. Delegates at the Closing the Loop conference,... -
23 Oct 2012
Six weeks to bid for share of £4 million
Time is running out for Welsh businesses to apply for their share of £4 million of European funding. The deadline for applications for the current round of WRAP Cymru’s Large Scale Infrastructure and... -
16 Oct 2012
£400,000 cash boost for Welsh public places
Concert venues, sports centres, colleges and shopping centres are among the organisations set to benefit from £432,000 of Welsh Government funding unveiled by WRAP Cymru today [16 October]. They –... -
11 Oct 2012
New Courtauld figures show grocery sector on track
The latest results of the Courtauld Commitment Phase 2[1] released today from WRAP, show significant progress by grocery sector signatories against its ambitious waste reduction and recycling targets... -
10 Oct 2012
Resource efficiency Innovation Challenge announced for FM sector
WRAP has launched a new initiative titled the Innovation Challenge, helping companies in the sector to make better use of assets and materials by piloting new approaches to management. This will... -
27 Sep 2012
AD driving organics recycling sector growth
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is driving growth in the UK organics recycling industry, according to the latest survey of the sector published by WRAP today. -
20 Sep 2012
Pilots planned to test textiles survival bags
Local authorities and their partners are being invited to pitch to take part in a series of pilots to test the effectiveness of textiles ‘survival’ bags. -
11 Sep 2012
Time to unlock the value of household textile waste, says WRAP
New research from WRAP suggests it’s time to unlock the potential economic value of discarded textiles thrown out by consumers for waste collection. -
5 Sep 2012
Capital funding for Welsh reprocessing infrastructure
Reprocessors in Wales have another opportunity to bid for help towards the cost of large-scale infrastructure projects. The third funding round of WRAP Cymru’s ARID (Accelerating Reprocessing...
