Press releases

WRAP is delighted to be a project partner in the UKFT led £4 million project to develop and pilot a pioneering fully-integrated, automated sorting and pre-processing demonstrator for waste textiles (ATSP), which could eventually divert thousands of tonnes from landfill each year. 

Press release published on behalf of Australian Fashion Council and WRAP Asia Pacific 

Environmentalist and social rights campaigner Harriet Lamb has become the newest United Nation’s Champion 12.3, in her role as CEO of international climate action NGO WRAP.

We want to help inspire the next generation of climate action advocates, so we’re delighted to announce our partnership with Let’s Go Zero, a campaign that unites schools in becoming net zero by 2030.

Last week members of the UK Plastics Pact gathered in London for our 5th Annual Summit. Since we launched the historical Pact in 2018 with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation we have seen progress in the UK act as a catalyst for a global network of Pacts and other voluntary stewardship approaches around the world. A key takeaway from the Summit was that voluntary collaboration across supply chains has accelerated progress, and helped businesses be ahead of the curve when it comes to pending legislative changes around the world.

• WRAP Cymru’s new Welsh Food Waste Routemap shows key interventions necessary to deliver Government’s ambitious target to slash food waste across the supply chain.
• New report shows achieving the target will be difficult and requires concerted, ambitious action across the food supply chain.

Amazon research shows investors reward startups with a firm commitment to sustainability – with more than half of UK investors declining a startup investment opportunity in the last 12 months due to concerns about a company’s sustainability credentials. The news comes as eight startups from the UK are unveiled as participants in the second Amazon Sustainability Accelerator.

With the forthcoming Coronation of King Charles only a few weeks away , Recycle Now and Love Food Hate Waste, part of climate action NGO WRAP, have produced tips worthy of a royal celebration to ensure any street party or gathering to celebrate this historic event is as waste-free as possible.

• On average, every UK household has around 57 items of home textiles – typically including ten towels, eight cushion covers, seven pillows and six bed sheets – but around 21% have lain dormant in storage for the past year.

• WRAP’s latest home textiles longevity report highlights a huge opportunity to maximise on this year’s ‘spring clean’ to use the items we have, pass them on to be reused or recycle these items.

• The report raises awareness of how this can be done, as well as outlining how businesses can design for circularity to allow us all to get the most value out of our homeware.

With Easter just days away, Recycle Now and Love Food Hate Waste, part of climate action NGO WRAP, have come up with some eggcellent tips to help ensure you waste as little as possible this Easter.