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Staff at recycling body 'walk the talk' with electricals recycling amnesty

05 February 2010

Staff at Banbury-based WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) were so inspired by the national electricals recycling campaign they ran this season, they launched their very own gadget ‘amnesty’, collecting around 120 broken or unwanted items colleagues had stashed at home. Almost 100 of these items were sent for recycling today (5 February) using Cherwell District Council’s brand new, bright pink recycling banks for electricals.
New WRAP funded facility adds 20,000 tonnes to domestic plastic re-processing capacity

01 February 2010

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is pleased to announce that WES Greenstar will add 20,000 tonnes per year of re-processing capacity for non-bottle household plastic packaging such as margarine tubs, yoghurt pots and meat trays, following the capital grant competition launched in June 2009.
Fabric conditioner trial marks start of reusable revolution

25 January 2010

A new trial being launched today (Monday 25 January) will see fabric conditioner being sold in reusable pouches from vending machines, introducing a new concept in shopping and reducing packaging waste.
Zero Waste Scotland hailed as exciting opportunity

22 January 2010

The Scottish Government’s new waste policy delivery programme Zero Waste Scotland was today hailed as an exciting opportunity.
New Gypsum Quality Protocol will deliver cost savings and increase demand for waste plasterboard

19 January 2010

The new Gypsum Quality Protocol, published today, will raise market confidence in recycled gypsum and increase demand for waste plasterboard. The new directive has the potential to boost sales by an estimated £10 million, and could save industries that generate waste plasterboard in excess of £8 million a year in disposal costs.
Scottish Government takes up seat on WRAP board

17 December 2009

A senior representative of the Scottish Government is to join the board of resource efficiency experts WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) as a non-executive director it was announced today.
West Midlands recycling businesses awarded grants worth £1.5 million

07 December 2009

The waste and recycling industry in the West Midlands has received a boost worth nearly £1.5 million through grants awarded to thirteen businesses recycling a range of commercial and industrial waste streams.
WRAP launches new recycling performance benchmarks for local authorities

07 December 2009

New research by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) will help local authorities get the best from their investment in recycling services. Intensive analysis of the Government’s WasteDataFlow has produced performance benchmarks which will allow local authorities to see how their kerbside schemes are performing compared to other similar authorities and other similar schemes.
Government and businesses debate Northern Ireland's role in combating climate change

02 December 2009

Business leaders, local and national government representatives, and environmental experts gathered in Belfast today to debate Northern Ireland’s role in combating climate change. The debate formed part of WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) Northern Ireland’s first Annual Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick.
Waste electrical 'instruments' to encourage gadget-gripped Britons to recycle

01 December 2009

With the UK public predicted to spend £7.3bn on electricals in the run up to Christmas this year, a new survey from Recycle Now has revealed that more than a third of us (35 per cent) still believe we can’t recycle the small electrical and electronic goods we are replacing, such as kettles, games consoles, phones and garden power tools.

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Staff at recycling body 'walk the talk' with electricals recycling amnesty

New WRAP funded facility adds 20,000 tonnes to domestic plastic re-processing capacity

Fabric conditioner trial marks start of reusable revolution

Zero Waste Scotland hailed as exciting opportunity

New Gypsum Quality Protocol will deliver cost savings and increase demand for waste plasterboard

Scottish Government takes up seat on WRAP board

West Midlands recycling businesses awarded grants worth £1.5 million

WRAP launches new recycling performance benchmarks for local authorities

Government and businesses debate Northern Ireland's role in combating climate change

Waste electrical 'instruments' to encourage gadget-gripped Britons to recycle

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