Press releases

Press release 14 March 2022

New uses for UK’s 500,000 single-use coffee cups

  • Welsh trials find new uses for ‘difficult to recycle’ items by turning ‘waste’ into new products.
  • Coffee cups and crisp packets become decking, recycled polypropylene goes into food waste caddies and medical containers.
  • Industry standards updated as a result of the successful incorporation of recycled plastics in sharps containers.
Press release 14 December 2021

​​​​​​​Wales urged to BE MIGHTY at recycling this Yuletide and take the nation to number one in the world

With Wales currently in third place in global recycling, the nation can push for the number one spot by recycling as much as possible over the festive period. WRAP Cymru and the Welsh Government are urging people to ‘Be Mighty’ and to go even further to ensure this Christmas is truly green.

Press release 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 £6.5million Wales Circular Economy Fund. The fund was introduced in April 2019 to support the use of recycled materials by manufacturers in Wales. It can now also support preparation for re-use, refurbishment and re-manufacturing activities in Wales. This includes the production of sustainable goods to aid the global fight against coronavirus, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Press release 16 July 2018

WRAP Cymru report reveals re-use riches

Taking items which have been thrown away and re-using them rather than letting them go to waste could deliver big benefits for Wales, according to a new publication from sustainability charity WRAP Cymru.