An appetite for plastics
I am heartened by how much is being done to “green up” business, and that it is increasingly recognised that this can be good for business; that is what is at WRAP’s heart, after all. If you haven’t had the chance to see our latest report on the market for plastics from our Market Knowledge team, I would recommend it.
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Where Did That Year Go?
WRAP published its Annual Report today, and for the first time we showed examples of what had been delivered over the year as a timeline - which I hope makes it simpler to take in. I was amazed at how much we had achieved during that time, in so many different areas.
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Lord Henley backs Courtauld as communication remains key
This week I attended the inaugural meeting of Courtauld Commitment 2 signatories with Lord Henley, the new Environment Minister.
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Give your unwanted small electricals a new lease of life this Recycle Week
Amidst some significant sporting events and hopefully some nice weather this June, here at WRAP we will be enjoying our sixth annual Recycle Week.
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Futuresource creates a buzz
There was an unmistakeable buzz at this week’s Futuresource conference organised by CIWM and ESA. Much of this was generated by the prospect of new Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman using the event to give her first set piece speech on waste reduction and resource efficiency issues. The speech got everyone talking. There was a repeat of the Government’s aspiration to be the “greenest ever”, there was a commitment to moving towards zero waste through best use of resources, and there was the announcement of a review of all waste policies to help the UK move “further and faster” towards zero waste. I will be making sure that WRAP makes a full contribution to that debate. I gather we can expect initial findings in the Spring.
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Scotland sets quality agenda
The Scottish Government published its new Zero Waste Plan – a long term vision document backed up by a five-year action plan.
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Addressing date label confusion – one step towards reducing food waste
It was great to see the FSA announcing their food date label consultation with industry last week. We know from research carried out with the FSA that consumers are confused about what ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ date labels actually mean.
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- Debate |Food |Fruit and Veg |Green homes |Households |Kitchen waste |Packaging
How "The Easter Egg Principle" can change the world
In the fiercely competitive world of retail, first mover advantage can bring rich rewards. However in largely untested waters such as environmental innovation there are many barriers to change. This came home to me when WRAP worked with a group of confectionary brands to find ways of reducing the packaging around Easter Eggs: they were understandably cautious about acting alone: would less packaging make the eggs look smaller and less attractive to customers and therefore put them at a competitive disadvantage, hitting sales?
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The changing landscape of plastics
Harnessing entrepreneurial spirit to build new markets is going to be key to Britain’s efforts to pull itself out of the gloom.
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- Reprocessing |Resource efficiency |Recycling |Plastics |Packaging |Investment |Downturn
Resource efficiency - moving up the agenda
I have just seen new evidence that businesses are becoming more and more interested in finding ways of cutting waste and finding increasingly sustainable ways of using products.
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