Latest news
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01 Feb 12
Further boost to plastics recycling
WRAP is delighted to announce that the UK’s capability to recycle plastic packaging has been given a further boost this week with funding provided to recycle an additional 15,000 tonnes of rigid plastic packaging at ECO Plastics’ facility in Lincolnshire.
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30 Jan 12
New WRAP guide launched to help local authorities boost plastic bottle recycling
A new technical guide that aims to help local authorities increase plastic bottle recycling rates has been launched today by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
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12 Jan 12
Malaby Biogas is first to benefit from WRAP AD Loan Fund
Wiltshire-based company Malaby Biogas has become the first recipient of a loan from a £10m anaerobic digestion fund launched in July last year by Defra and administered by WRAP.
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19 Dec 11
£500,000 fund to support business food waste collections in England
A fund of half a million pounds was today launched to support demonstration projects which encourage the collection of food waste from businesses and public sector buildings.
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12 Dec 11
PRODUCT REUSE COULD HOLD KEY TO ISSUES OF RESOURCE SECURITY, SAYS WRAP
Growth of the world’s emerging economies, and a corresponding increase in the consumption of the raw materials needed for the manufacture of goods and services means that resource security is an issue of increasing importance for the UK.
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12 Dec 11
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COULD GENERATE £MILLIONS, SAYS WRAP
Almost a quarter of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) thrown out each year by consumers could be reused, generating more than £220 million in the process, according to new research released today by WRAP.
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06 Dec 11
Free advice to help businesses save water and money
Businesses taking action on water efficiency can save around 30 per cent on their water bills and help maintain security of supply.
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05 Dec 11
Grocery industry on course to meet Courtauld Commitment targets
WRAP today announces that grocery retailers and manufacturers in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, are making significant progress in meeting the ambitious waste and recycling targets set out in phase 2 of the Courtauld Commitment.
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18 Nov 11
WRAP aims to boost reuse with new electricals protocols
A new set of ‘reuse’ protocols launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) will underpin efforts to cut the half a million tonnes of WEEE thrown away each year.
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15 Nov 11
WRAP reports significant progress on waste reduction
Speaking at WRAP’s annual conference today, Chief Executive Dr Liz Goodwin published results of the organisation’s work over the past three years and set out its future agenda.
