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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... -
31 Jan 2018
£500,000 fund opens to increase surplus food redistribution in England
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey outlined the criteria of the Food Waste Reduction Fund at today’s Courtauld Commitment 2025 Signatory Summit, held in London. -
17 Jan 2018
Chief executive announces changes at WRAP
Marcus Gover, Chief Executive of WRAP, has announced proposals to make fundamental changes to the organisation. The changes will ensure WRAP can continue to drive sustainable production and... -
11 Jan 2018
New initiative to transform UK plastics system and tackle plastic pollution
A new and unique collaborative initiative will help turn the tide on the UK’s growing issue of plastic waste. -
21 Dec 2017
New Food Waste Reduction Fund will help charities feed people
A new £500,000 fund for charities is being launched today to support the redistribution of quality surplus food to people in need, throughout England. -
6 Dec 2017
Courtauld 2025 Year One – setting the foundations for change
WRAP today announced the names of twenty-four new signatories to the Courtauld Commitment 2025 (Courtauld 2025), as the sustainability body published its first Review of work underway through the... -
29 Nov 2017
WRAP calls time on confusing date labels and introduces the little blue fridge
The way our food is labelled is set to change to give shoppers simpler, more consistent storage and date label advice. The move is to help tackle the two million tonnes of food wasted each year in UK... -
15 Nov 2017
Press pause on impulse buying and be SMART this Black Friday
As retailers and shoppers gear up for another highly-charged Black Friday, the sustainability organisation, WRAP, is helping consumers buy just what they need, first time, with their SMART guide to... -
24 Oct 2017
New REBus pilots provide snapshot of what could be achieved on a large scale
The potential of adopting innovative new business models on a large scale has been highlighted today by the latest series of case studies from the WRAP led REBus project; including Samsung UK,... -
28 Sep 2017
Work underway with retailers, farmers and growers to tackle food waste on farm
First steps to map food waste in primary production and address its root causesProjects to improve forecasting and maximise crop utilisation underwayIndustry unites to fight food waste from farm to... -
25 Sep 2017
New consumer insights shape Recycle Week
New insights from WRAP’s annual recycling tracker, published today, found that over half the UK population would like to know more about what their recycling gets turned into. This has shaped the... -
20 Sep 2017
Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020
With Marcus Gover as our Champion 12.3, at WRAP we are committed to driving action to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030. As part of this, we are...
