Press releases

• New study from WRAP and Hellmann’s shows that 42% of Australians say ^[1] they are throwing away the same amount of food or more per week than this time last year
• 1 in 3 Australians report they throw away the equivalent to one shopping bag of food per week, despite food waste costing the average Australian Household between $2,170 and $2,700 per year
• 1 in 2 Australians say they would value more support to be more resourceful with their food

• New study from WRAP and Hellmann’s shows that 45% of people say[1] they are throwing away the same amount of food or more per week than this time last year (AUS 42%, CAN 43% UK 48% US 47%).
• 1 in 3 people report they throw away the equivalent to one shopping bag of food per week, despite food waste costing families approximately £780 per year (ALL- 31% AUS 30%, CAN 29% UK 29% US 34%).
• 1 in 2 people say they would value more support to be more resourceful with their food (ALL- 47% AUS 49%, CAN 46% UK 44% US 48%).

WRAP welcomes and supports the common vision for an ambitious and effective Global Plastics Treaty, announced today by our partners the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and WWF.

WRAP devises seven strategies for the G7 to tackle consumption-based emissions and save nearly one billion tonnes of CO2eq emissions a year, by 2030.

A new chapter in the twenty-year history of climate action NGO WRAP began today, as CEO Marcus Gover and Asia-Pacific Managing Director Claire Kneller opened the doors on the new WRAP Asia-Pacific office in Adelaide, Australia, in a partnership with Fight Food Waste Australia.

Key news: ‘Win. Don’t bin.’ WRAP’s food waste campaign Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW), announces third annual Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) - the UK’s largest food waste behaviour change campaign aiming to cut household food waste, slash food shopping bills and save the planet. Ocado Retail becomes the first campaign sponsor.

When: Food Waste Action Week will run from Monday 6^th – Sunday 12^th March 2023.

International climate action NGO, WRAP, welcomes the trailblazing new Danish industry collaboration which will bring clothing and textile brands together around common circular goals. Launched ahead of Copenhagen Fashion Week, the collaboration marks a pivotal moment in the development of a global network of countries working to make textiles more sustainable.

WRAP’s first International Grants competition, The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition - developed and delivered in partnership with UKRI - has awarded funding of £1.2 million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya.

Dr Marcus Gover, Chief Executive of climate action NGO WRAP, has announced he will be leaving at the end of the year.