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13 May 2019
Guardians of Grub crusade to beat food waste
Bold new food waste reduction campaign launched at Government symposium to tackle the £3 billion of food thrown away at hospitality and food service outlets. Call to arms for hospitality... -
4 Apr 2019
Field trials increase crop yields as WRAP explores standardised measurement on farm
WRAP and ASDA IPL find significant variations in UK potato yields and a critical need for more standardised data measurement on farm.New trials help increase crop yields and limit rejection through... -
28 Feb 2019
WRAP and OPRL form strategic partnership to tackle common goals on recycling
WRAP and OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) have today announced a strategic partnership which sets out how the two organisations will work together towards meeting the UK’s recycling targets. -
18 Feb 2019
Statement on the Resources and Waste Strategy Consultation
Marcus Gover, CEO WRAP “We welcome the publication of these four consultation papers, setting out detailed options for how the Government intends to implement key elements of its Resources &... -
28 Jan 2019
fibre2fibre recycling - turning the UK’s unwanted clothes into the latest fashion
WRAP examines the economics of closed loop (fibre2fibre) recycling using UK post-consumer clothes and textiles. -
18 Dec 2018
Sustainable cotton is turning Britain’s clothes green
Changes in the fibres used by signatories to the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP 2020) commitment have saved as much water, per tonne of clothes sold, as a family of four each taking a bath... -
5 Dec 2018
WRAP Global awarded $250,000 Roddenberry Prize to cut food waste in Mexico City
WRAP Global, the international arm of WRAP working globally to expand the organisation’s resource efficiency programmes, has received key funding from The Roddenberry Prize to develop a bespoke... -
15 Nov 2018
WRAP signposts way towards sustainable use of plastics
Key actions businesses should take to help curb the situation of plastic packaging polluting the environment have been laid out by WRAP in The UK Plastics Pact Roadmap to 2025, published today. -
6 Nov 2018
WRAP comes up with a winning formula to tackle milk waste
A new report from the UK’s leading sustainability experts WRAP shows for the first time the scale of milk wastes across the food chain, from processing to our homes, and highlights ways we can... -
5 Nov 2018
London schools project named one of world’s most inspiring
A London schools programme aimed at instilling messages about healthy sustainable eating, preventing food waste and recycling unavoidable food waste, has been named one of the world’s ten most... -
23 Oct 2018
Courtauld Commitment 2025 winner of prestigious international award
WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment 2025 beat competition from around the world to win the inaugural global ‘State-of-the-Art Partnership of the Year Award’ at the P4G Copenhagen Summit on Saturday. The... -
12 Oct 2018
£1.4 million UK Circular Plastics Flagship Projects Competition launched at inaugural UK Plastics Pact Summit
£1.4 million competition to support creative business ideas to stop plastic being thrown away.New WRAP reports show stakeholders opportunities to improve plastic use and recycling.First UK Plastics... -
25 Sep 2018
A world first: UK food industry commits to a landmark roadmap to halve food waste
Businesses take the lead to drive down UK’s annual £20 billion food waste bill, equivalent to more than £300 per UK citizen. All major retailers and 50% of larger food businesses to Target-... -
20 Sep 2018
Recycle Week to capitalise on citizens’ surge in environmental concerns
From Blue Planet II, to major developments towards reducing unnecessary plastic, this year people have been motivated to care about the environment in a way they never have before. Recycle Now will... -
16 Jul 2018
£500,000 will help local charities provide the equivalent of six million meals to people in need as food redistribution rates rise sharply
Eight charities and not-for-profit groups will receive grants from the Government’s £500,000 Food Waste Reduction Fund, administered by WRAP, to provide essential resources needed to expand their... -
22 May 2018
WRAP restates UK food waste figures to support united global action
Figures for the levels of UK food waste have been restated by WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability body, as part of a drive for greater international consistency in measurement, reporting and action... -
15 May 2018
WRAP, INCPEN and ACP present recommendations on packaging regulatory reform
WRAP, INCPEN and ACP present recommendations on packaging regulatory reform -
26 Apr 2018
UK businesses make world-leading pact to tackle plastic pollution
Unnecessary single-use plastic packaging will be a thing of the past as businesses sign up to a world-first pact, which aims to transform the plastic packaging system in the UK and keep plastic in... -
22 Mar 2018
Businesses commit to Courtauld Commitment 2025 Water Ambition to cut environmental cost of food & drink
The impact on the environment of producing food and drink, both in the UK and overseas, will be reduced under a new Water Ambition launched today by sustainability experts WRAP, in partnership with... -
22 Feb 2018
WRAP adds momentum to plastic waste fight with new Recycle Now campaign
Recycle Now, the national campaign managed by WRAP, is today (22 February) unveiling a series of hard-hitting digital images and messages aimed at encouraging consumers to recycle more and prevent...
