Tag: WRAP

WRAP guide offers pattern for increasing clothing recycling

Stuart Mitchell

In-store take back schemes are expected to undergo a renaissance post-lockdown, as environmental charity WRAP publishes new best-practice guidance to delivering effective retailer-led collection schemes for post-consumer clothes. Many consumers are unaware of take back schemes, with current data showing that only 2% of people choose this route to donate their unwanted clothing compared to more established methods.  During lockdown, many people will be storing their items at home until restrictions are lifted, when many charity shops will see an influx of donations (Citizen Insights: Textiles and COVID-19 Survey). This…

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WASTING FOOD FEEDS CLIMATE CHANGE: Food Waste Action Week launches to help tackle climate emergency

Stuart Mitchell

Cook, TV presenter and author Nadiya Hussain has joined environmental charity WRAP for the UK’s first national week of action to tackle household food waste and drive home the message, Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change. Running from 1-7th March, Food Waste Action Week is being delivered through WRAPs well-known Love Food Hate Waste brand to mitigate the devastating impact food waste has on the planet. When it comes to food waste at home, UK households produce around 70 per cent of the UK’s 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every…

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Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change – Food Waste Action Week to break the cycle

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability charity, today announces names of the first strategic partner organisations committed to the inaugural Food Waste Action Week. Food Waste Action Week will take place between Monday 1st to Sunday 7th March, with activities happening across the whole of the UK. The Week will link organisations across the food supply chain and beyond to stop food going to waste and curb the contribution it makes towards climate change. All are united in the simple message to their staff, customers and clients – “Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change”. …

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UK Plastics Pact cuts unnecessary plastic by 40% and increases plastic recycling by 107,000 tonnes

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP has published its second annual report for The UK Plastics Pact showing that members have made some good progress against targets, including a reduction in the amount of plastic packaging being used, and good progress in plastic recycling at home. But warns the charity’s Chief Executive Marcus Gover, there are significant challenges ahead which need urgent attention to keep the UK on course. Marcus Gover, “It’s great to see UK Plastics Pact members cutting unnecessary plastic packaging by 40% and increasing recycling to 50% in just one year.  This…

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More than half UK public worry about the environmental cost of their clothes

Stuart Mitchell

Research by WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability charity, found that more than half of people now view the environmental impact of clothing as severe, with two in three (63%) saying clothes made to look good and last longer are now factors in the brands and clothing they choose. WRAP warns major clothing retailers and brands that they must clearly demonstrate their commitment to making sustainable longer-lasting clothes, or risk losing sales.  The findings build on earlier WRAP research which found that the public wants inventive new retail options that prolong…

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