Tag: WRAP

Climate Week NYC – Businesses cut costs and emissions as global evidence builds for food waste action

Stuart Mitchell

As global leaders gather for Climate Week NYC, global environmental action NGO WRAP is highlighting the impact already being delivered by tackling food waste, and the opportunity to accelerate action globally.  Case studies from businesses and across WRAP’s Food Pact Network show what action can deliver for businesses, people and the planet. At Climate Week NYC, WRAP will join WRI, WWF, ReFED and The Global FoodBanking Network for Food Waste: The Climate Opportunity on Our Plate, exploring how greater collaboration can accelerate action on food waste. The five-star Fairmont Jakarta hotel in Indonesia, part…

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One third of Brits will climb into the bin to make more room while many still chase after the recycling lorry

Stuart Mitchell

A new survey of British adults for Recycle Now has revealed a compelling picture of the UK’s recycling habits and uncovered several red lines when it comes to bin etiquette between neighbours. Overall, the UK is a proud recycling nation with 89% of households regularly recycling and 84% of people believing everyone has a responsibility to help clean up the environment – a new survey for Recycle Week has revealed. Only 1% of people never recycle. That said, over one in three (38%) agree they could recycle more than they currently…

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Recycle Week Toolkit published

Stuart Mitchell

Recycle Now, the citizen campaign managed by global environmental action NGO WRAP, has published the 2026 Recycle Week Toolkit. For partners to use, the toolkit contains everything a local authority, business, brand, retailer, organisation or community group needs to join in with the UK’s biggest celebration and awareness raising week of action on recycling. Packed with editable assets, communications guidance and tips the Recycle Week toolkit can be downloaded for free at Recycle Week 2026 | WRAP – The Waste and Resources Action Programme and includes: Lucy Graham, Recycle Now…

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Alex Robinson joins WRAP as Chief Programmes Officer

Stuart Mitchell

Alex Robinson, former CEO of award-winning behavioural change organisation Hubbub, has joined global environmental action NGO WRAP as Chief Programmes Officer. Alex will oversee the work of WRAP’s core programmes across resource management, the circular economy, food systems transformation (water – waste – emissions), packaging, textiles & fashion, and its behaviour change work.  Alex Robinson said, “Shifting behaviour at scale is one of the toughest and most important things we can do to tackle the climate and nature crises. WRAP is one of the few organisations genuinely equipped to do…

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UK Packaging Pact names Industry Expert Group Chairs

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Packaging Pact, a ten-year programme launched in April to transform the UK’s packaging system to help businesses overcome complex packaging challenges, reduce costs, shape and implement policy, and accelerate circular packaging at scale across multiple sectors today named the industry figures who will Chair its five core Industry Expert Groups (IEG) to help deliver the Pact’s ambitious goals. The new Chairs are  Jamie Riley, Head of Sustainability at Robinson Packaging who chairs the Optimising Packaging Industry Expert Group, James Bull, Head of Packaging and Food Waste Strategies at Tesco…

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