UK grants help AI plastic sorting in Kenya, milk pouch recycling in India and waste pickers in South Africa

Plastics pilots funded by the International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition – a collaboration between Innovate UK and WRAP delivered through the Global Sustainable Plastic Packaging Programme – have supported actions under international Plastics Pacts and helped deliver improvements at plastic pollution hotspots in Chile, Colombia, India, Kenya, Mexico, and South Africa.   David Rogers, International Director WRAP, explains “Having a network of international plastics partnerships is key in progressing consistent work around the world to repair our planet. Each is uniquely placed to make the changes urgently needed within its own…

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International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition awards grants in key regions around the world

WRAP’s first International Grants competition, The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition – developed and delivered in partnership with UKRI – has awarded funding of £1.2 million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya. With Earth Overshoot Day highlighting the shocking state of global resource depletion, these projects offer practical solutions to help reduce the environmental footprint made by our use of plastics. The six projects will help towards transformation the plastics system by stopping waste, addressing…

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