Organisation helping businesses and individuals reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way. The focus is on packaging, ...
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WRAP is delighted to announce that we are now accepting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the Food Waste Reduction Fund. This £500,000 fund is provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The aim of the Fund is to help avoid surplus food produced by foo...
If all the plastic bottles that are not collected for recycling in the UK each year were placed end to end, they would go around the world 31 times. It’s clear that wide-scale system change is required to make more of our plastic, keep it out of the ocean and in the economy. The ambit...
We are facing a growing problem around plastic waste. If all plastic bottles that are not collected for recycling in the UK each year were placed end to end, they would go around the world 31 times. It’s clear that wide-scale system change is required to make more of our plastic, keep...
Valuing Our Clothes: the cost of UK fashion presents the latest research on the environmental impacts of the clothing industry in the UK, and an update on the progress and achievements of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) so far. It highlights opportunities and actions that ...
The new phase will focus on catalysing change through multiple partner action; and bringing a more targeted approach to food waste prevention in the UK. WRAP’s CEO called for all local and national networks of like-minded people and organisations to join WRAP, and be part of joined up...
Research carried out towards the end of this Programme showed that there were still areas that required further stimulation and therefore, through AWM, WRAP secured European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) to run a new Programme facilitating further investment in recycling infrast...
WRAP, the food waste experts that work with governments, businesses, local authorities and consumers to reduce waste, is calling for everyone to ‘Unite in the food waste fight.’ Building on the success of its work with food manufacturers and retailers that have already cut 219,000 ton...
A number of businesses are already trialling the best practices recommended in this guide. Find out more about their work below. ASOS After identifying an issue with the blind felled hems on its tailored garments and their tendency to fail after washing or wearing, ASOS worked with WR...