WRAP's Regional Economic Development team has comissioned the following work to improve information on regional markets and supply chains in specific material streams within the UK.
There are also a number of case studies from WRAP's Regional Market Development Fund (RMDF). The programme had a mixture of capital support and R&D projects and formed successful partnerships with a large range of organisations.
WRAP has comissioned many reports on various aspects of market development which have a regional context. These can be viewed on the "What is WRAP doing in my Region" sections of the regional pages.
This study aims to give an overview of the UK supply chain for recycled glass by looking at the estimated arisings of different glass types, current collections levels, and existing and potential markets in each region.
Part one - details sources of data used and outlines potential markets and collection methodologies for recycled glass; and indicates the economics of these markets.
Part two - based on the data gathered attempts to identify areas of further investigation or development in each region.
UK Overview This section of the report aims to provide an overview of the glass recycling situation in the UK.
The following sections then give an overview of the glass recycling situation in each of the nine English regions.
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) have worked in partnership to produce this Recyclate Market Development Study and Action Plan for the East Midlands. The need for market development activities was identified as one of the ten priority waste issues within the East Midlands Regional Waste Strategy published by the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) in January 2006.
The study aims to identify market development activities that would support the economic development objectives of the East Midlands. Chapters 1 to 7 assess regional waste arisings; existing infrastructure capacity and gaps; markets for recyclates and support for these markets; and recommendations for market development within the East Midlands Region. Chapter 8 draws these recommendations into an action plan for the region. A preferred location/target audience for the activity is provided, together with a lead organisation and delivery partners.
