Tag: WRAP

Love Food Hate Waste presents the Leftover Line-up

Stuart Mitchell

Running alongside the FIFA World Cup 2026, Love Food Hate Waste is launching its Leftover Line-up campaign. The campaign celebrates iconic sandwiches from around the world, reimagined as collectible football cards, and shows how leftover ingredients can become star players in creative breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes.  Households all over the UK will come together this summer to eat, drink and celebrate football at home with matches taking place later in the evenings. More than 40% of households are anticipating a spike in their grocery bill during the tournament as…

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Halving household food waste could put £10 back into every household, every week

Stuart Mitchell

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently announced a raft of measures aimed at easing the cost-of-living pressures.  In response, WRAP CEO Catherine David outlines how focussing on food waste is another opportunity to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and halving our household food waste could put £10 back into household budgets every week.    Stopping food waste in the home could put £10 back into the pockets of every household in the country, every week.  With food prices rising and predicted to be 50% higher by November compared to 2021, there is…

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WRAP release statement in response to the Prime Minister’s surplus food redistribution announcement

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced landmark new government plans to treble the amount of surplus food made available for redistribution.    The move aims to tackle both food waste and food poverty at a time when many households continue to face cost-of-living pressures.   Catherine David, CEO WRAP said, “The Prime Minister’s announcement of a national programme to treble the redistribution of surplus food to people and communities is a vital step forward. WRAP supports the organisations on the front line of this critical work, as well as the incredible work…

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UK Packaging Pact launches to unlock progress in transforming packaging

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Packaging Pact had its official launch recently at Sustainable Ventures. Attended by founding signatories, the event brought together businesses, governments, and experts to mark the start of a ten-year programme to unlock progress towards transforming the UK’s packaging system into a sustainable operation through coordinated action, across multiple sectors.    Catherine David, CEO WRAP, “The UK Packaging Pact is a unique, complete system approach to unlocking packaging transitions across the value chain. No other programme brings together the key players needed to deliver the enormous changes we must…

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Global environmental action NGO WRAP brings recycling to life with ‘Rescue Me’ TV campaign, backed by Sky Media

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP, the global environmental action non-governmental organisation (NGO), is bringing circular living into homes across the UK with the launch of its new TV campaign, ‘Rescue Me, Recycle’, airing across Sky channels from the 13th of April. The campaign is designed to inspire people to recycle more and therefore accelerate the shift towards a better use of our resources. Despite strong intent, recycling behaviours remain inconsistent. WRAP’s latest research reveals that while 89% of UK households regularly recycle, 79% admit to throwing away at least one item that could have…

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