Tag: WRAP

Charities, local authorities and the public to bear cost of UK’s used textiles crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO, WRAP issues a stark warning: if the UK’s used textile sector goes under, charities, local authorities and consumers will have to pay the cost of dealing with unwanted used textiles.  WRAP predicts the cost of the sector collapsing would be an additional £64 million per year in costs of gate fees for local authorities for disposal of used textiles. This is further to the £73 million local authorities already pay for the textiles citizens currently put in the bin. The cost of collecting and sorting worn-out textiles…

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WRAP appoints Catherine David as CEO

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental action NGO WRAP has appointed Catherine David as CEO to lead the organisation in its work around the world. Catherine, WRAP’s current Director for Behaviour Change & Business Programmes, will begin the new role on 1st June.  Catherine David said “I am absolutely delighted to be taking on the role of CEO of WRAP. At WRAP, we are on a mission to embed circular living in every board room and every home, and it is a huge privilege to take on the job of leading the wonderful team as…

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Introducing the UK Textiles Pact from WRAP

Stuart Mitchell

Textiles 2030 is evolving into the UK Textiles Pact, a move which will bring the agreement in line with WRAP’s other flagship voluntary agreements, the UK Food & Drink Pact and the UK Plastics Pact. Launched in April 2021, Textiles 2030 builds on the success of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020) which came before it.  Its transformation into the UK Textiles Pact comes just nine months after WRAP’s fresh rebrand put the climate action NGO on its newly focused global mission to drive forward Circular Living in…

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Recycle Week 2024 drives down missed capture as campaign gears up to change recycling behaviours even further in 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Recycle Week, the flagship annual event delivered by Recycle Now for 22 years, returns 22-28 September to collaborate with even more NGO’s, businesses, schools, local authorities and community groups and to inspire even more people to recycle.  Aiming to go beyond awareness-raising and drive citizen behaviour change, the evaluation of last year’s Recycle Week shows that the campaign reached an estimated 7.3 million people. Of these, around 2.9 million indicated they have changed their recycling habits due to the campaign. After Recycle Week 2024, Recycle Now found that the missed capture rate…

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WRAP begins process to appoint new CEO

Stuart Mitchell

WRAP, the global environmental action NGO, has started a process to appoint a new CEO. The existing CEO, Harriet Lamb, has resigned from the organisation to become the CEO of the Green Party of England and Wales. She will leave WRAP at the end of May. The Chair of WRAP, Sebastian Munden, said: “We are grateful to Harriet for all her work at WRAP and understand her decision to leave reflects a deeply held personal passion. She leaves the organisation on a strong footing with a highly capable management team…

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