Consultation now closed. Thank you to all who have contributed.
We need your views, ideas, challenges and suggestions on what steps need to be taken by all Welsh residents, businesses and organisations to become a universal culture of repair and re-use.
We recognise the urgent need for repair and re-use practices in the face of environmental and resource challenges.
Wales is ranked second in the world for recycling, so let’s continue our efforts and set the blueprint globally for repair and re-use.
What does a ‘Universal Culture of Repair and Re-use' mean in practice?
Currently, the practice of buying new, using briefly, and disposing quickly is widespread in Wales, as it is in the rest of the UK and other wealthy, Western countries.
Globally, 45% of emissions are attributable to this ‘take-make-use-dispose-repeat’ model.
While the mass production of products, such as clothes, phones and household items, has meant more variety, less cost and greater accessibility, it has also led to significant damage to the environment.
The ’Beyond Recycling Strategy’ in Wales aspires to change this trajectory by moving towards “a universal culture of re-use, repair and remanufacture within our communities and town centres.” Welsh Government’s Programme for Government 2021-2026 commits to develop “80 repair and re-use hubs in town centres” and “promote repair and re-use facilities to encourage zero-waste shopping.”
As part of this wider repair and re-use work, Welsh Government commissioned WRAP to research and produce a set of actions that are needed to move us towards a universal culture of repair and re-use.
Public Consultation: Routemap Towards a Universal Culture of Repair and Re-use
On behalf of Welsh Government, WRAP invited all Welsh residents, businesses and organisations to share their opinions, insights and expertise on the repair and re-use routemap for Wales.
This consultation was in the form of an online survey, which was open from 31 July to 20 October 2024. We’re analysing the results and we’ll update the draft report towards the end of the year.
Who is supporting the transition to a universal culture of repair and re-use?
Show your support
With your support, let’s together set the blueprint globally for repair and re-use.
Send us your logo and we will add it to the Routemap web page to show your support.
Logo needs to be either the full size original JPG on white or a PNG/SVG, or a minimum 300x300px, all with a minimum 10% exclusion area on all sides.
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