Resources

An independent evaluation of the world's first town-sized Digital Deposit Return Scheme (DDRS) trial undertaken in Brecon in 2023.

The report summarises the findings of the quantitative and qualitative research carried out and identified areas for further research.

‘Bioplastics’ can be a confusing word, having different terms, claims, standards, and use/disposal considerations compared to conventional, fossil-based plastics. To ensure that usage is appropriate, this guidance document aims to give businesses the tools to make the right decisions.

In 2021, the Welsh Government unveiled its ambitious 'Beyond Recycling Strategy,' a blueprint for transforming Wales into a circular economy. To gauge citizen behaviours and track progress in re-use, repair, and rental/leasing, WRAP has revamped its 2015 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) survey.

The tool is intended to help support greater collaboration between the many businesses that make up Wales’ wood sector. 

It provides businesses with the opportunity to further enhance their understanding of the Welsh wood sector.  

The tool is intended to help support greater collaboration between the many businesses that make up Wales’ paper sector. 

It provides businesses with the opportunity to further enhance their understanding of the Welsh paper sector.  

The tool is intended to help support greater collaboration between the many businesses that make up Wales’ plastics sector. 

It provides businesses with the opportunity to further enhance their understanding of the Welsh plastics sector.  

Funded by the Welsh Government, WRAP has developed this user-friendly Circular Materials Mapping Tool for Wales – a useful resource for Welsh stakeholders across the plastics, paper, and wood value chains.

It provides an interactive, visual representation of the extent of Wales’ plastics, paper, and wood sectors, plotting business locations and helping to identify where there are clusters.

Between 2019 - 2022, WRAP has worked in collaboration with more than 20 partner organisations, including Welsh businesses and academic institutions, to deliver four supply chain projects.

The following case studies capture the barriers and learnings from the trials that were funded by Welsh Government.

Our work to create a circular economy is essential to achieve a net zero Wales by 2050. This means reducing waste, re-using materials for as long as possible, and creating new more sustainable business models.

Alongside our general guidance on market engagement, you will also be able to find specific category guidance on market engagement in the following areas:

• Construction
• Food, Drink, and Catering
• Furniture
• ICT
• Textiles

In 2021, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), The
National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) commissioned social enterprise Ministry of Furniture (MoF), based in Port Talbot, South Wales, to fit out a new office space in Cardiff.

The project was commissioned via the Welsh Government Provision of Furniture Solutions Framework which has remanufactured and re-use as a core part its offering. The Framework was designed to enable Public Sector buyers in Wales to choose a more sustainable approach to sourcing items of furniture.

This guidance document supports the Welsh Government’s ambition to deliver a circular economy for Wales. This guide aims to help public and private sector clients and contractors to:

• Consider whole life carbon impacts linked to the purchase of built assets, their design and construction and in particular, the selection of materials with lower embodied carbon over the built asset's lifetime.
• Enhance the application of circular economy outcomes.
• Enhance high quality re-use, recycling, and avoidance of waste to landfill.
• Clearly define relevant procurement requirements and set out expectations.